Successful limb salvage despite inadequate escharotomy of full-thickness circumferential burns over limbs in a rural hospital aided by telemedicine

Deep to full-thickness circumferential burn eschars form an unyielding ‘tourniquet’ constricting the limb, compromising blood supply, and leading to critical limb ischemia. Escharotomies are emergency limb-saving procedures performed to relieve the rising intra-compartmental pressure and restore the...

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Main Authors:	Heng, Sophia Si Ling, Lo, Zhen Zhen, Thevarasan Ganandran
Format:	Article
Language:	en
Published:	Elsevier Inc 2023
Subjects:	R702-703 Medicine and the humanities. Medicine and disease in relation to history, literature, etc. RD49-52 Surgical therapeutics. Preoperative and postoperative care
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44619/1/FULLTEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44619/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2023.101722
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