A case report of a child with severe burns treated using a multimodal approach

TL;DR

A 9-year-old child with severe burns was successfully treated using a combination of fluid resuscitation, wound excision, and skin grafting techniques.

Contribution

The paper presents a successful multimodal treatment approach for severe burns in children.

Findings

The child's wounds were successfully closed using autologous and allogeneic skin grafts and artificial dermal scaffolds.

Healing was achieved within 77 days following staged wound excision and debridement.

The case highlights the effectiveness of a combined therapeutic strategy for severe burn injuries in children.

Abstract

Burns are a common injury in children, with severe burns carrying high disability and mortality rates.

This case report summarizes the treatment, in our department, of a 9-year-old child with burn injuries caused by flame exposure, involving a total burn area of 50%, with depth ranging from third to fourth degree, and associated with mild shock.

Following active fluid resuscitation and anti-shock treatment, the child underwent staged wound excision and debridement, autologous and allogeneic skin grafting, and artificial dermal scaffold implantation. All wounds were successfully closed, with healing achieved within 77 days.

Insights from this case report may be applied to improve therapeutic outcomes for children with severe burns.

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