On the issue of tangential necrectomy in burn surgery (literature review)

Relevance. Treatment of choice for patients with deep burns is early surgery, i.e. necrectomy with simultaneous plastic closure of the postoperative defect. However, technical implementation of necrectomy is still under debate.Intention. To assess current scientific views on the use of tangential necrectomy in the surgical treatment of burn victims.Methodology. A literature survey was carried out using PubMed database, the Google Academy search engine, and also resources of the Scientific electronic library (eLIBRARY.ru).Results and Discussion. The analysis allows us to conclude that at present tangential necrectomy for burn injuries is not generally approved. There is no convincing data on its indications, acceptable areas of simultaneously excised tissues and ex cision depth are not determined, the technique for performing tangential necrectomy using an electrodermatome has not been developed. There is no information on effective methods for closing postoperative defects using tangential excision of a scab.Conclusion. Thus, tangential necrectomy indications as well as acceptable areas of simultaneously dissected tissues and the depth of excision, tangential necrectomy technique via electrodermatome for closing postoperative wound defects need evidence-based justification.