Wound Bed Preparation for Second Degree Deep Post Burn Wound Over Scalp

Ravi Kumar Chittoria

Abstract

Wound bed preparation is an art. It is a complex process that involves an understanding of the physiology of wound healing, the factors, which disrupt wound healing and methods to overcome them. Scalp burn wound is one of the most challenging wounds to prepare due to rampant infection, debilitated condition of the patient and comorbid conditions. Various modalities have been tried and described for accelerating the wound bed preparation of such  wounds. Wounds are managed according to  TIME concept, an abbreviation stands for Tissue management, Infection control, Moisture regulation, and wound Edge management. In this article, we discuss the case of an 8 year old child who sustained electrical burns over the scalp and underwent wound bed preparation for second degree post burns wound for regenerative techniques.

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