Abstract

The complexity of the condition, lack of clear routes for patients with degloving injury of integumentary tissues, inadequate and untimely diagnosis, lack of clinical guidelines and a paucity of literature lead to a great number of failures and complications in treatment of the cohort of patients. The objective of the study was to analyze failures and complications encountered in treatment of patients with degloving injury of integumentary tissues, and identify ways for the prevention. Material and methods Medical records of 40 patients with degloving injury of integumentary tissues were retrospectively reviewed. The patients treated in trauma departments and the Burn Center in Chelyabinsk between 2008 and 2014 were divided into two groups according to the time of admission to the burn center. The first group of patients was hospitalized within 6 days of injury and over. The second group of patients was admitted to the combustiology department in the first 5 days of injury. Results Failures in diagnosis and treatment were mostly observed in patients who were admitted for treatment after 5 days of injury. Most common complications included necrosis of integumentary tissues, infected wounds, necrosis of skin autografts. Discussion Most of the complications seen in patients with extensive degloving injury of integumentary tissues resulted from organizational, diagnostic, therapeutic, strategical and technical failures, and several adverse events were associated with the severity and extent of the involved tissues. Conclusion A number of recommendations have been offered for prevention of failures and complications in treatment of the cohort of patients.

Highlights

  • Degloving injuries of integumentary tissues are associated with impact of high intensity force with tangential vectors to the surface of the skin causing compression, tension, twisting and friction

  • The objective of the study was to analyze failures and complications encountered in treatment of patients with degloving injury of integumentary tissues and identify ways for the prevention

  • After analyzing the medical records of the injured, it was revealed that diagnostic and treatment failures occurred in most patients of the first group (Table 3)

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Introduction

Degloving injuries of integumentary tissues are associated with impact of high intensity force with tangential vectors to the surface of the skin causing compression, tension, twisting and friction. This force causes separation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue from the superficial fascia damaging muscles, bones and neurovascular formations in some cases [1–7]. Concomitant or combined injury are admitted to the emergency units insufficient attention is paid to the damaged integumentary tissues. Injury to the skin covers does not lead to life-threatening conditions in the early period. Underestimation of necrotic changes in degloving tissues or incorrect surgical tactics is pregnant with the development of endogenous intoxication and fatal purulent septic complications leading to lethal outcomes

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