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Dilemmas in Burn Surgery

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The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000

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After a lifetime in medicine and surgery I have seen many dramatic changes and had the good fortune to be able to take an active part in the development of burn therapy. I would like to consider some dilemmas concerning early delayed excision of burns followed by immediate grafting, make some remarks on the diagnosis of the burn wound and present some problems concerning the use of homografts.

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  • Derganc, M., Zdravič, F. (1963). Advantages of early and active treatment of the deep dermal burn. Excerpta Medica Intern. Congress, 66, 142–145.

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  1. Medical Center, University Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Franjo Zdravič

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery and Burn Centre, Mediterranean Burns Club, Palermo, Italy

    M. Masellis MD (Professor and Head, Secretary-General) (Professor and Head, Secretary-General)

  2. Emergency Relief Operations, World Health Organization, Mediterranean Burns Club, Italy

    S. W. A. Gunn MD (Formerly Head, President) (Formerly Head, President)

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Zdravič, F. (1995). Dilemmas in Burn Surgery. In: Masellis, M., Gunn, S.W.A. (eds) The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0361-6_52

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0361-6_52

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