Abstract:
:Four hundred seventy-eight patients with hand burns (786 hands) were treated at the burn service of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Long-term evaluation showed that early incision and immediate autografting of deep second degree, mixed second and third degree, and third degree full-thickness hand burns resulted in 93 percent, 95 percent, and 93 percent, respectively, excellent to good functional results. There was no significant differences in results in patients with superficial second degree burns treated nonsurgically with silver nitrate dressings and early physical therapy compared with results in patients with deep second degree, mixed second and third degree, and third degree hand burns treated with early excision and grafting. No patient with fourth degree burns had excellent to good results. Permanent damage was related to extent of original injury to the extensor tendons and joint capsules. On the basis of this broad experience, it is believed that all burned hands judged unlikely to heal within 3 weeks will benefit from early excision and grafting by experienced surgical personnel.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Frist W,Ackroyd F,Burke J,Bondoc Cdoi
10.1016/s0002-9610(85)80049-0subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1985-04-01 00:00:00pages
516-21issue
4eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(85)80049-0journal_volume
149pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Recent advances in computed tomographic (CT) imaging have improved the detection rate of pulmonary metastasis. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the pulmonary nodule detection rate for preoperative CT imaging and intraoperative palpation are now equivalent. METHODS:A retrospective review...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.01.005
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of computed tomographic (CT) scans of the abdomen on clinical outcomes and costs in young male patients presenting with suspected appendicitis. METHODS:Discharge data from the University HealthSystem Consortium was accessed for all male patients between 1...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.05.024
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Urinary tract infection continues to be a major source of morbidity for surgical patients, and treating these infections continues to be a difficult problem in clinical surgical practice. The majority of these infections are due to urinary catheters. One strategy that has been advanced to prevent the morbidity associa...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(03)00120-x
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Pancreatoduodenectomy is the only effective treatment for cancers of the periampullary region. Because surgeons usually grasp tumors during pancreatoduodenectomy, this procedure may increase the risk of squeezing and shedding the cancer cells into the portal vein, retroperitoneum, and/or peritoneal cavity. I...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.035
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy is one of the most serious complications in thyroid surgery. No prospective studies are available that evaluate if the additional use of intraoperative neuromonitoring reduces the rate of RLN palsy. METHODS:Between January 1 and December 31, 1998, surgery for histologic...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00856-5
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effects of epinephrine on the vascular perfusion of solitary Walker tumors implanted in the liver were studied in Sprague-Dawley rats. Colored silicone rubber (Microfil) solutions were injected into the arterial and portal circulations in each animal, and specimens were studied under a stereomicroscope. Internal v...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(80)90044-6
更新日期:1980-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.04.018
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.07.026
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00142-1
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.027
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.023
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.07.005
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(99)00063-x
更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00277-3
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are 2 tools that have been validated to diagnose pneumonia in critically ill patients. However, the role of the CPIS in diagnosing trauma-associated pneumonia (TAP) remains in question. METHODS:This prospective observational stud...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.10.010
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.007
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Rectopexy is one of the accepted treatment options for full-thickness rectal prolapse, but the details of the technique remain controversial. This unit has adopted a laparoscopic approach as an alternative to open surgery, and has used three techniques: mesh, suture, and resection. This retrospective study c...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00672-9
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(81)90320-2
更新日期:1981-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.05.011
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(96)00032-3
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.10.012
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.03.016
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(89)90618-1
更新日期:1987-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(76)90427-x
更新日期:1976-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(84)90125-9
更新日期:1984-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(78)90242-8
更新日期:1978-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9610(78)90095-8
更新日期:1978-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The upper thigh is an alternative but infrequently used site to the forearm for placement of subcutaneous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) arteriovenous conduits in patients requiring hemodialysis for end stage renal failure. This site has the great advantage of easier accessibility for self-cannulation. METH...
journal_title:American journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00