Experiencia en el manejo y tratamiento de lesiones tipo degloving en el Centro Nacional de Quemados, Montevideo, Uruguay / Experience in the management and treatment of degloving injuries at the National Burn Center, Montevideo, Uruguay

Introducción. Las lesiones tipo degloving o avulsiones extensas de partes blandas representan un desafío para el equipo médico tratante. Es fundamental el adecuado manejo de estos pacientes dada la alta morbilidad. Objetivos. Estudio de las lesiones tipo degloving de partes blandas tratados en el Centro Nacional de Quemados, su manejo y tratamiento en los últimos 18 años. Analizar la situación actual de estas heridas a fin de proporcionar herramientas para el desarrollo de estrategias de prevención y tratamiento. Materiales y métodos. Estudio retrospectivo período enero 2004 - enero 2022, análisis de base de datos del Centro Nacional de Quemados del Hospital de Clínicas, Montevideo, Uruguay, incluyendo todos los ingresos por degloving extensos de partes blandas Resultados. La población estuvo compuesta por 38 pacientes, en su mayoría con lesiones por siniestro de tránsito (92,1%) en rol peatón (57,9%). Se encontró una tasa de complicaciones de 55,3% y una mortalidad de 15,8%. Se vio asociación entre complicaciones infecciosas y mortalidad y entre cultivo positivo al ingreso y demora en el ingreso al centro de quemados. Conclusiones. Las lesiones graves de miembros inferiores se han presentado con elevada tasa de mortalidad y de complicaciones infecciosas. Estas complicaciones se asociaron con un mayor tiempo de internación. Las complicaciones infecciosas a su vez se asociaron con la mortalidad, igual que la extensión lesional.

Introduction. Degloving injuries or extensive soft tissue avulsions represent a challenge for the medical team. Proper management of these patients is essential given the high morbidity. Objectives. To study of soft tissue degloving injuries treated at the National Burn Center, their management and treatment in the last 18 years. To analyze the current situation of these injuries in order to provide tools for development of prevention and treatment strategies. Materials and methods. Retrospective study from January 2004 to January 2022, database analysis of the National Burn Center of "Hospital de Clínicas" (Montevideo-Uruguay), including all admissions for extensive soft tissue degloving. Results. The population consisted of 38 patients, mostly with injuries due to traffic accidents (92.1%) of which 57.9% were pedestrians. A complication rate of 55.3% and a mortality of 15.8% were found. An association arised between infectious complications and mortality and between a positive culture on admission and a delay in time to enter to the National Burn Center. Conclusions. Lower limbs severe injuries have presented a high rate of mortality and infectious complications. These complications were associated with a longer hospital stay. Infectious complications, in turn, were associated with mortality, as well as the extent of lesions.

Reconstruction of a Large Traumatic Medial Cheek Defect Using an Anterior-Based Subcutaneous Cervicofacial Rotation Advancement Flap.

In this article, we describe reconstruction of a large left-side medial cheek defect in a 78-year-old woman using a cervicofacial rotation advancement flap. To our knowledge, this is the second case of reconstruction of a large traumatic medial cheek defect using an anterior-based subcutaneous cervicofacial rotation advancement flap that has ever been reported. We applied retention sutures at the level of the jawline and zygomatic eminence using 3-0 nonabsorbable sutures between the subcutaneous tissue of the flap and the periosteum. Despite the limitation of having partially injured adjacent tissue available for reconstruction, meticulous dissection together with skilled postoperative nursing care yielded a good aesthetic outcome in this case.

Resect or Retain Bone Fragments in Children and Teenagers with Severe Open Fractures?: A Case Report.

CASE: A 14-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car and encountered similar bilateral Gustilo IIIB open tibial fractures. The right tibial fracture involved a large borderline vital butterfly fragment without periosteal contact, which was retained and proceeded to sufficient healing within 12 weeks. The left tibial fracture was treated according to the principles for the treatment of severe open fractures in adults, involving resection of devitalized fragments and bone transport, and healed within 15 months. CONCLUSIONS: Teenagers do possess larger bone healing potential than adults. Therefore, a rapid bone union can be achieved even with apparently devitalized bone fragments if sufficient soft-tissue closure and stable fracture fixation is established early in the treatment of open limb fractures.

A minimally invasive incision and loop drainage technique for the treatment of lower limb Morel-Lavallée lesions: Nose ring drainage technique.

Morel-Lavallée lesions (MLLs) are shearing injuries resulting in separation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue from the underlying fascia. They are closed internal degloving injuries. Classical sites of the lesions are around the greater trochanter, pelvis, thigh, knee joint, and on the head, in decreasing order of frequency. This injury is often delayed or misdiagnosed when patients present with soft tissue injury alone or when more obvious injuries distract from its presence in polytrauma patients. There is currently no universally accepted treatment for these lesions. Conservative management often fails and requires surgical intervention. The purpose of this manuscript is to show that nose ring drainage, a minimally invasive incision and loop drainage technique for the treatment of lower limb Morel-Lavallée lesions, is effective and economical.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from a Morel-Lavallée Lesion: A Case Report.

CASE: A 72-year-old man presented 20 years after a Morel-Lavallée (ML) lesion with pain and drainage. Biopsies of the lesion and lymph nodes were positive for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). There was no cutaneous involvement or distant metastasis. After chemotherapy and radiation, he underwent resection of the lesion and lymph nodes with flap closure. Two months postoperatively, he unfortunately developed malignant pleural effusions, hypercalcemia, and kidney injury and was eventually transferred to hospice care and died. CONCLUSION: This is the first report of SCC arising from a ML lesion. Chronic ML lesions should be treated aggressively and monitored for transformation into malignancy, even without cutaneous involvement.

A Novel Surgical Technique for treatment of Morel-Lavallée Lesion: Endoscopic debridement combined with percutaneous cutaneo-fascial suture.

Morel-Lavallée lesions are rare, closed degloving soft tissue injuries in which the skin and subcutaneous tissues are traumatic separated from the underlying fascia. There is lack of consensus regarding optimal management of these lesions. After failure of conservative management, operative intervention is imperative. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe a minimally invasive endoscopic method for treatment of Morel-Lavallée Lesions, which achieves the goal of an open surgical debridement.

Embracing the Concept, Defining the Practice, and Changing the Outcome: Setting the Standard for Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury Interventions in WOC Nursing Practice.

Medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) is a comparatively new category of skin damage. Our current understanding of MARSI originates from an interdisciplinary consensus conference held in 2012 that generated and disseminated 25 statements pertaining to the assessment, prevention, and management of MARSI, along with gaps in research and knowledge related to this area. The 2012 MARSI Consensus Group also challenged each organization to refine the original statements to make them more relevant to their particular area of practice. In order to accomplish this refinement for WOC specialty nursing practice, the WOCN Society appointed a task force to create statements that extended recommendations to patients with an acute or chronic wound, ostomy, or incontinence. This article describes the formal consensus process used to generate consensus statements concerning MARSI in our specialty practice, presents the 8 statements, and provides a brief overview of the advances that underlie the medical adhesive end products used by WOC and other clinicians practicing in all health care settings.

The Morel-Lavallée Lesion: Diagnosis and Management.

The Morel-Lavallée lesion is a closed soft-tissue degloving injury commonly associated with high-energy trauma. The thigh, hip, and pelvic region are the most commonly affected locations. Timely identification and management of a Morel-Lavallée lesion is crucial because distracting injuries in the polytraumatized patient can result in a missed or delayed diagnosis. Bacterial colonization of these closed soft-tissue injuries has resulted in their association with high rates of perioperative infection. Recently, MRI has been used to characterize and classify these lesions. Definitive management is dictated by the size, location, and age of the injury and ranges from percutaneous drainage to open débridement and irrigation. Chronic lesions may lead to the development of pseudocysts and contour deformities of the extremity.

Transplante de grande omento para reconstrução de lesão complexa na mão / Transplant of the greater omentum for reconstruction of a complex hand injury

O grande omento, uma larga prega de peritônio, pode ser usado como retalho livre em numerosos procedimentos devido à vasta e calibrosa rede de seu pedículo vascular e à sua versatilidade para ser manipulado. Neste relato de caso, nós apresentamos um paciente vítima de complexa lesão de desenluvamento, cujo retalho de grande omento se provou como a melhor opção para a reconstrução da mão dentre as outras opções terapêuticas. O retalho de grande momento é uma opção viável para lesões complexas da mão, oferecendo boa cobertura da lesão e bom resultado funcional e estético.

The greater omentum, a large fold of the peritoneum, can be used as a free flap in numerous procedures due to the extensive network of its broad vascular pedicle and its versatility when manipulated. In this case report, we present a patient with a complex degloving injury, in which an moment flap was the best therapeutic option for reconstruction of the hand. The greater omental flap is a viable option for complex lesions of the hand, and provides good coverage of the lesion and good functional and aesthetic results.

[Lumbar Morel-Lavallée lesion caused by a minor trauma].

The Morel-Lavallée lesion (MLL) is a closed internal degloving lesion caused by a significant soft-tissue injury, which separates the skin and subcutaneous tissue from the underlying fascia. The separation creates a potential blood-filled cavity, which can become a source of chronic pain. Although the diagnosis of MLL in the greater trochanter and proximal thigh is well established, its occurrence in the lumbar area is unusual. This case report presents a 19-year-old very adipose woman with lower back pain due to a long-standing MLL, and our purpose is to increase the awareness of MLL in the lumbar area.