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Discipline Construction
New era in the development of wound healing discipline in China: standardization, integration, and translation
Xie Ting, Ni Pengwen, Han Chunmao, Wen Bing, Xiao Jian, Wang Ling, Jiang Yufeng, Jiang Qixia, Luo Man
2023, 39(11): 1001-1005. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230627-00231
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In line with the significant changes in disease spectrum, the wound healing discipline in China has shown a good momentum of development from budding to rapid growth. At present, improving the connotation of disciplinary development determines the speed and quality of disciplinary development in the future. The characteristics of wound diseases determine that the wound healing discipline must have the following property: standardization, integration, and translation. Here is the initial introduction on the connotation of standardization, collaboration, and translation in clinical practice of wound healing discipline. Besides, the discussions on standardization, integration, and translation in the 13 th National Conference of Wound Repair (Healing) and Tissue Regeneration were summarized. It is expected that these achievements can be reflected and improved in the construction of the wound healing discipline in China.
Original Article·Pediatric Burns
Epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial infection in hospitalized children with burns and the establishment and verification of a risk prediction model
Han Chao, Ji Peng, Shang Yage, Li Jin, Wang Kejia, Cao Tao, Hu Dahai, Tao Ke
2023, 39(11): 1006-1013. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230812-00046
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  Objective   To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized children with burns who developed nosocomial infection, and screen their independent risk factors, based on which, a risk prediction model was established and evaluated.   Methods   A retrospective cohort study was conducted. From May 2010 to April 2023, 417 children with burns who met the inclusion criteria were admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Force Medical University, including 248 males and 169 females, aged ≤14 years. Statistics on the composition and source distribution of pathogenic bacteria in children were detected. According to the occurrence of nosocomial infection, the children were divided into infected group (216 cases) and uninfected group (201 cases), and the children gender, age, total area of burns, presence of full-thickness burns, cause of the injury, and season of the injury of the children in the 2 groups were collected, as well as presence of an abnormal serum albumin level, delayed resuscitation, combination of inhalation injury at admission, and early shock, tracheotomy, admission to the intensive care unit, and deep venous catheterization after post-hospitalization, and more or less times (>2 times being more and ≤2 times being less) of surgeries, indwelling catheter days, and length of hospitalization stay on post-hospitalization. The burned children were divided into modeling group (291 cases) and validation group (126 cases) according to the ratio of 7∶3, and the data of the 2 groups were recorded as before. Data were statistically analyzed with Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test, and Fisher's exact probability test. The least absolute value selection and shrinkage operator (LASSO) regression analysis was used to reduce the risk factors of nosocomial infection in the children in modeling group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to further screen the above screened risk factors, and the nomogram prediction model was drawn based on the further screened independent risk factors. The Bootstrap method was used for internal validation of the aforementioned predictive models, and the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration curves, and clinical decision curves of the predictive models were plotted in modeling group and validation group in order to assess its discriminative power, calibration, and clinical utility, respectively.   Results   A total of 245 strains of pathogenic bacteria were detected, with Staphylococcus aureus (101 strains, accounting for 41%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (54 strains, accounting for 22%), and Acinetobacter baumannii (33 strains, accounting for 13%) dominating, and the wound secretions were the most frequent source of pathogenic bacteria (211 strains, accounting for 86%), followed by blood (10 strains, accounting for 4%), and sputum (5 strains, accounting for 2%). There were statistically significant differences between infected group and non-infected group in the total burn area, indwelling catheter days, length of hospitalization stay, presence of full-thickness burns, combined with inhalation injury, and deep vein catheterization, and more or less times of surgeries (with Zvalues of -2.32, -3.29, and -3.85, respectively, with χ 2 values of 26.36, 7.03, 10.13, and 10.53, respectively, P<0.05); there was statistically significant difference in cause of the injury between the two groups ( P<0.05). All clinical characteristics of children with burns in the modeling and validation groups were similar ( P>0.05). The six risk factors obtained from the LASSO regression analysis were full-thickness burns, deep vein catheterization, abnormal serum albumin level, multiple surgeries, indwelling catheter days, and length of hospitalization stay; the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that full-thickness burns, abnormal serum albumin level, deep vein catheterization, and multiple surgeries were the independent risk factors for the occurrence of nosocomial infection in burned children (with odds ratios of 2.27, 2.66, 4.08, and 2.92, respectively, with 95% confidence intervals of 1.22-4.21, 1.03-6.87, 1.07-15.49, and 1.15-7.42, respectively, P<0.05). The ROC curves of the prediction models showed that, the areas under the ROC curves of the modeling and validation groups were 0.81 (with 95% confidence interval of 0.78-0.84) and 0.81 (with 95% confidence interval of 0.76-0.85), respectively; the calibration curves showed that, the calibration curves of the prediction models of modeling and validation groups were around the ideal curves; the clinical decision curves showed that, the threshold probability values of the prediction models in modeling and validation groups were in the ranges of 5% to 70% and 1% to 46%, respectively.   Conclusions   The main pathogen of infection in children with burns is Staphylococcus aureus from wound secretions. A nomogram risk prediction model constructed based on independent risk factors such as full-thickness burns, abnormal serum albumin level, deep venous catheterization, and multiple surgeries has good accuracy and can be easily used to predict the occurrence of nosocomial infections in hospitalized children with burns.
Prospective randomized controlled trial on the application of sevoflurane inhalation sedation and analgesia during dressing changes in children with extensive burns
Zhang Mengsi, Huang Lei, Zhu Hui, Ma Yiqun, Fu Jinfeng
2023, 39(11): 1014-1020. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230731-00027
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  Objective   To explore the safety and effectiveness of the application of sevoflurane inhalation sedation and analgesia during dressing changes in children with extensive burns.   Methods   A prospective randomized controlled research was conducted. From March 2020 to January 2023, 216 children with extensive burns who met the inclusion criteria were admitted to the Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Kunming Children's Hospital. According to the random number table, the children were divided into sevoflurane group and ibuprofen group, with 103 cases left in sevoflurane group (67 males and 36 females, aged 1 (1, 2) years), and 98 cases left in ibuprofen group (67 males and 31 females, aged 1 (1, 2) years) after the exclusion of several dropped-out children. Children in sevoflurane group received sevoflurane inhalation for sedation and analgesia during dressing changes, while those in ibuprofen group took oral ibuprofen for analgesia before dressing changes. The heart rate, mean arterial pressure (MAP), and percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SpO 2) of the children were monitored and recorded at 30 minutes before the start of dressing changes, immediately after debridement, and at 30 minutes after the completion of dressing changes. The face, legs, activity, cry, and consolability scale and Ramsay sedation scale were used to evaluate the pain intensity and degree of sedation, respectively, at 30 minutes before the start of dressing changes, immediately after debridement, and at 30 minutes after the completion of dressing changes. The duration of dressing changes and the total number of dressing changes during hospitalization were recorded. The Houston Pain Outcome Instrument questionnaire was used to assess the satisfaction of the dressing-changing surgeons and a family member of the child with the analgesic effects during the process of dressing change when the children were discharged from the hospital. The occurrence of adverse reactions such as respiratory depression and hypoxemia that occurred during the process of dressing change were monitored and recorded. Data were statistically analyzed with independent sample t test, analysis of variance for repeated measurement, Wilcoxon rank-sum test, chi-square test, and Fisher's exact probability test.   Results   At 30 minutes before the start of dressing changes and 30 minutes after the completion of dressing changes, there were no statistically significant differences in heart rate, MAP, and SpO 2 between children in the two groups ( P>0.05). Immediately after debridement, compared with those in ibuprofen group, the heart rate and MAP of children in sevoflurane group were significantly decreased (with t values of 8.10 and 4.37, respectively, P<0.05), while the SpO 2 was significantly increased ( t=21.77, P<0.05). At 30 minutes before the start of dressing changes and 30 minutes after the completion of dressing changes, there were no statistically significant differences in the score of pain intensity and score of sedation degree between children in the two groups ( P>0.05). Immediately after debridement, compared with that in ibuprofen group, the score of pain intensity of children in sevoflurane group was significantly decreased, while the score of sedation degree was significantly increased (with t values of 42.87 and 72.45, respectively, P<0.05). The duration of dressing changes and the total number of dressing changes during hospitalization of patients in sevoflurane group were (18±3) min and (4.1±1.0) times, respectively, which were both significantly shorter than (26±7) min and less than (6.6±1.4) times in ibuprofen group, respectively (with t values of -4.44 and 14.17, respectively, P<0.05). Upon discharge, the satisfaction scores of dressing-changing surgeons and the family members of children with the analgesic effects during the process of dressing change in sevoflurane group were significantly higher than those in ibuprofen group (with t values of 44.23 and 36.55, respectively, P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the incidence of respiratory depression, hypoxemia, hypotension, coughing, nausea, and vomiting during the process of dressing change between children in the two groups ( P>0.05).   Conclusions   Application of sevoflurane inhalation during dressing changes in children with extensive burns can safely and effectively control pain and sedation, shorten the time for dressing change, with fewer adverse reactions. This method can be used for routine dressing change in pediatric burn wards.
Establishment of an evaluation index system of home care quality for caregivers of children aged 3 years and below with burns
Zhang Juan, Liu Xiaohui, Chai Xuejun, Ma Yuelan, Li Haifen, Ma Huizhen
2023, 39(11): 1021-1029. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20221125-00508
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  Objective   To establish an evaluation index system of home care quality for caregivers of children aged ≤3 years with burns.   Methods   The combined approach of qualitative and quantitative research was used, and the fundamental principles of constructing an index system was followed. From January to February 2022, through literature analysis, conducting a semi-structured interview on 6 female nurses aged 31 to 51 years who worked for more than 10 years in the Department of Burns, Plastic Surgery, and Aesthetic Medicine of General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, as well as 15 caregivers (11 females and 4 males) of hospitalized children with burns aged 28 to 54 years who received professional training from nursing staff, a preliminary evaluation index system of home care quality for caregivers of children ≤3 years old with burns was established using Maslow's hierarchy of needs as theoretical guidance. From March to June 2022, the Delphi method was applied to conduct inquiry by correspondence with 15 experts in relevant fields who met the inclusion criteria and were employed in general hospitals, specialized hospitals, and universities in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (with their general information being recorded), and the evaluation index system was established and the weights of indicators at all levels were determined by the analytic hierarchy process. The effective recovery ratio of the inquiry form was calculated to determine the level of enthusiasm of experts, the average authority coefficient of all indicators was calculated to determine the level of expert authority, the average importance assignment and full score ratio of all indicators were calculated to determine the concentration of expert opinions, and the average Kendall's harmony coefficients and mean coefficient of variation for all indicators were calculated to determine the degree of coordination of expert opinions. The Kendall's harmony coefficients for the first level indicators, the total second level indicators, and the total third level indicators in each round of correspondence inquiry were statistically analyzed with chi-square test.   Results   The preliminary evaluation index system of home care quality for caregivers of children ≤3 years old with burns included 5 first level indicators, 13 second level indicators, and 55 third level indicators. The majority of the 15 experts were women, aged 32-56 years, all with a bachelor's degree or above education background, intermediate or above professional titles, and worked for 14-31 years. The effective recovery ratios of the first and second rounds of inquiry forms were 1 (15/15) and 0.93 (14/15), respectively. The average authority coefficients of all indicators in the first and second rounds of correspondence inquiries were 0.87 and 0.90, respectively. The average importance assignment and average full score ratio of all indicators were 4.25 and 0.68 respectively in the first round of inquiry, and 4.39 and 0.70 respectively in the second round of inquiry. In the first and second rounds of inquiries, the average Kendall's harmony coefficients for all indicators were 0.50 and 0.62, respectively, and the average coefficients of variation for all indicators were 0.15 and 0.14, respectively. The Kendall's harmony coefficients of the five first level indicators (physiological needs, safety needs, needs for love and belonging, needs for respect, and needs for self-realization), the total second level indicators, and the total third level indicators in the first and second rounds of correspondence inquiries were statistically significant (with χ 2 values of 22.18, 20.36, 23.42, 25.81, 21.44, 124.73, 524.05 and 24.27, 19.85, 22.39, 27.52, 20.83, 102.38, 503.27, respectively, P<0.05). The final evaluation index system of home care quality for caregivers of children ≤3 years old with burns included 5 first level indicators, 13 second level indicators, and 56 third level indicators. The weights of the first level indicators for physiological needs, safety needs, needs for love and belonging, needs for respect, and needs for self-realization were 0.343, 0.371, 0.091, 0.076, and 0.127, respectively. The weights of the second level indicators were 0.024 to 0.192, and the weights of the third level indicators were 0.001 to 0.089.   Conclusions   The evaluation index system of home care quality for caregivers of children ≤3 years old with burns established on the basis of Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory is scientific and reliable, and can serve as a reference for home care of children with burns in this age group.
Original Article
Clinical effects of free transplantation of inguinal flap in repairing electrical burn wounds of mice in the limbs
Xu Junhui, Zhang Wei, Zhou Jinxiu, Chen Lan, Zhang Weidong, Gong Xiang, Xie Weiguo
2023, 39(11): 1030-1037. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230804-00039
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  Objective   To investigate the clinical effects of free transplantation of inguinal flap in repairing electrical burn wounds of mice in the limbs.   Methods   A retrospective observational study was conducted. From January 2012 to May 2023, 24 male patients with electrical burns in the limbs meeting the inclusion criteria, aged 20 to 69 years, were admitted to the Department of Burns of Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University ＆ Wuhan Third Hospital. Totally 27 limbs were involved, including 18 upper limbs and 9 lower limbs. After debridement, the wound area in the limbs proposed to be repaired with the inguinal flap was 5.0 cm×1.5 cm-20.0 cm×9.0 cm. A total of 26 operations were performed in 24 patients, and 27 free inguinal flaps with area being 5.0 cm×3.5 cm-22.0 cm×12.0 cm were resected, including 6 for lobed transplantation, 2 for chimeric transplantation with iliac bone graft, 3 for conjoined transplantation with pedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap, and 1 for conjoined transplantation with free paraumbilical perforator flap. Indocyanine green angiography was used to evaluate the blood supply of the inguinal flap during operation, to guide arterial supercharge during transplantation. Among the transplanted inguinal flaps, 5 were pedicled with the common trunk of the superficial circumflex iliac artery and the superficial abdominal wall artery, 13 were pedicled with the superficial circumflex iliac artery alone, 6 were pedicled with the superficial abdominal wall artery alone, and the remaining 3 were simultaneously anastomosed with the superficial circumflex iliac artery and the superficial abdominal wall artery for arterial supercharge. In another patient, the deep branch of the superficial circumflex iliac artery was used as a bridging vessel to recanalize the proper artery of the index finger in the distal segment. The wound in the donor area were sutured directly. The blood supply status of the inguinal flap immediately after resection but before cutting off blood vessels and after transplantation and vascular anastomosis was recorded. The survival of the tissue flap, the fixation of the iliac bone graft, and the healing of secondary defect in the donor area were observed after surgery. The appearance of the inguinal flap and the functional recovery of the recipient area were followed up. At the last follow-up, the function of the affected upper limb was scored using the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Disability (DASH) scoring scale, and the satisfaction of patients with the efficacy of each surgical treatment was investigated by referring to the 5-level Likert scale.   Results   Totally 27 inguinal flaps showed good arterial blood perfusion and venous return immediately after resection but before cutting off blood vessels and after transplantation and vascular anastomosis. Except for one inguinal flap that developed necrosis 12 days after operation and was repaired by split-thickness skin graft from the head, the remaining 26 inguinal flaps and conjointly transplanted tissue flaps survived completely without vascular crisis. The iliac bone graft was fixed securely after operation. All secondary defects in donor area healed well after operation. After 6 to 36 months of follow-up, the inguinal flap was soft in texture, without obvious swelling, the function of the recipient area was significantly improved as compared with that before surgery, and the protective feeling of the inguinal flap was restored. At the last follow-up, the functional scores of DASH scoring scale of the 18 affected upper limbs ranged from 0 to 100 (with a mean of 27). The patients were very satisfied with the efficacy of 17 surgical treatments and relatively satisfied with the efficacy of 9 surgical treatments.   Conclusions   The donor area of the inguinal flap is concealed, and the damage resulted from flap resection in this area is small. This flap has a rich blood supply. In the electrical burn wounds of mice in the limbs repaired with lobed transplantation, chimeric transplantation, and conjoined transplantation with other flaps, the appearance and function of the recipient area are well restored, and the patients' satisfaction with the efficacy of surgical treatment is high, which is worthy of clinical promotion.
Effects of four types of perforator flaps pedicled with cutaneous neurotrophic vessels in repairing wounds on the volar side of hands
Wang Hui, Zhou Tong, Liu Yujie, Zhang Yihan, Liu Ying, Ma Tiepeng, Yang Xiaoxi
2023, 39(11): 1038-1046. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230720-00009
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  Objective   To investigate the effects of four types of perforator flaps pedicled with cutaneous neurotrophic vessels in repairing wounds on the volar side of hands.   Methods   A retrospective observational study was conducted. From May 2012 to July 2021, 122 patients with wounds on the volar side of hands who met the inclusion criteria were admitted to the Department of Hand Surgery of the Second Hospital of Tangshan, including 74 males and 48 females, aged 18-76 years. There were 15 cases of palm injury alone, 101 cases of finger injury alone, and 6 cases of simultaneous palm and finger injury. The wounds with area ranging from 1.5 cm×1.2 cm to 15.0 cm×6.0 cm were all repaired by transplantation of perforator flaps pedicled with cutaneous neurotrophic vessels, including 16 cases of the ulnar artery perforator flap carrying the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve, 20 cases of the dorsal metacarpal artery perforator flap carrying the dorsal metacarpal cutaneous nerve, 21 cases of the digital artery dorsal perforator flap of thumb carrying the terminal branch of lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve, and 65 cases of the digital artery dorsal perforator flap of the 2 nd to 5 th finger carrying the dorsal branch of digital nerve, with the sizes of flaps ranging from 1.8 cm×1.4 cm to 20.0 cm×6.0 cm. High-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography was performed to locate and measure the perforators and cutaneous nerves of the flaps preoperatively. The cutaneous nerves carried by the flaps were all anastomosed with the nerves at the recipient sites during the operation. The donor sites were closed directly or repaired with split- or full-thickness free skin graft from the ipsilateral thigh or proximal medial forearm. The survival of the flaps and skin grafts at the flap donor sites, and the healing of incisions at the flap donor sites were observed postoperatively. The patients were followed up, and at the last follow-up, the static two-point discrimination distances of the flaps were measured, the degree of satisfaction of patients with the appearances of the flaps and flap donor sites were evaluated based on the evaluation criteria of Michigan Hand Function Questionnaire, and the functions of the affected hands were evaluated according to the trial criteria for upper limb function evaluation of the Hand Surgery Society of the Chinese Medical Association.   Results   After surgery, the distal end of the ulnar artery perforator flap carrying the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve transplanted in one patient and the digital artery dorsal perforator flap of the 2 nd to 5 th finger carrying the dorsal branch of digital nerve transplanted in two patients were partially necrotic but healed after dressing change; the flaps transplanted in the other 119 patients all survived. All skin grafts at the flap donor sites survived, and all incisions at the flap donor sites healed after surgery. The follow-up period was 10 to 36 months, with an average of 16 months. At the last follow-up, the static two-point discrimination distances of the ulnar artery perforator flaps carrying the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve was 10 to 20 mm. Ten patients were strongly satisfied and 6 patients were satisfied in the evaluation of satisfaction with the appearance of the flaps. Seven patients were strongly satisfied and 9 patients were satisfied in the evaluation of satisfaction with the appearance of the flap donor sites. Functional evaluation of the affected hand was excellent in 7 cases, good in 7 cases, and fair in 2 cases. For the dorsal metacarpal artery perforator flap carrying the dorsal metacarpal cutaneous nerve, the static two-point discrimination distances of the flaps was 8 to 18 mm; 13 patients were strongly satisfied and 7 patients were satisfied in the evaluation of satisfaction with the appearance of the flaps; 10 patients were strongly satisfied and 10 patients were satisfied in the evaluation of satisfaction with the appearance of the flap donor sites; the functional evaluation of the affected hand was excellent in 11 cases, good in 7 cases, and fair in 2 cases. For the digital artery dorsal perforator flap of thumb carrying the terminal branch of lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve, the static two-point discrimination distances of the flaps was 6 to 11 mm; 17 patients were strongly satisfied and 4 patients were satisfied in the evaluation of satisfaction with the appearance of the flaps; 13 patients were strongly satisfied and 8 patients were satisfied in the evaluation of satisfaction with the appearance of the flap donor sites; the functional evaluation of the affected hand was excellent in 15 cases and good in 6 cases. For the digital artery dorsal perforator flap of the 2 nd to 5 th finger carrying the dorsal branch of digital nerve, the static two-point discrimination distances of the flaps was 5 to 12 mm; 43 patients were strongly satisfied and 22 patients were satisfied in the evaluation of satisfaction with the appearance of the flaps; 47 patients were strongly satisfied and 18 patients were satisfied in the evaluation of satisfaction with the appearance of the flap donor sites; the functional evaluation of the affected hands were excellent in 39 cases, good in 21 cases, and fair in 5 cases.   Conclusions   With the assistance of high-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography, four types of perforator flaps pedicled with cutaneous neurotropic vessels which are used to repair different types of wounds on the volar side of the hand can have reliable blood supply, are easy to cut, cause minimal secondary damage to the donor area, and have good recovery of the flap sensation after surgery.
Multicenter retrospection and analysis of influencing factors on blood transfusion in patients with extensive burns
Duan Deqing, Chen Yong, Deng Hong'ao, Hu Shiqiang, Mao Yuangui, Liu Dewu, Han Chunmao, Xu Qinglian, Zhang Hongyan
2023, 39(11): 1047-1056. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230417-00128
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  Objective   To retrospect the blood transfusion status of patients with extensive burns in multiple centers and analyze its influencing factors.   Methods   A retrospective case series study was conducted. Clinical data of 455 patients with extensive burns who met the inclusion criteria and were admitted to the burn centers of 3 hospitals from January 2016 to June 2022 were collected, including 202 patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 179 patients from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and 74 patients from the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University. The following data were collected from patients during their hospitalization, including infusion of red blood cells, plasma, and platelets during hospitalization; age, gender, body mass index, combined underlying diseases, cause of injury, time of admission after injury, type of admission, total burn area, full-thickness burn area, combination of inhalation injury, combination of other trauma, and combination of pulmonary edema; the blood lactic acid, serum creatinine, total bilirubin, and albumin values within 24 h of admission; combination of bloodstream, wound, lung, and urinary tract infection, and combination of sepsis; the number of escharectomy or tangential excision and skin grafting surgery (hereinafter referred to as surgery) and total surgical blood loss volume; occurrence of hemoglobin<70 g/L, admission to intensive care unit (ICU), conduction of mechanical ventilation and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), length of hospital stay, and prognosis were recorded. In 602 surgeries of patients within 14 days after injury, data including area of escharectomy or tangential excision and skin graft harvesting, duration of operation, and surgical blood loss volume per surgery, operation site, and use of tourniquet and wound graft were collected. Data were statistically analyzed with Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Spearman correlation analysis. Combined with the results of single factor analysis and clinical significance, multiple linear regression analysis was performed to screen the independent influencing factors of red blood cell infusion volume and plasma infusion volume, as well as blood loss volume per surgery.   Results   During the whole hospitalization period, 437 (96.0%) patients received blood transfusion therapy, including 435 (95.6%) patients, 410 (90.1%) patients, and 73 (16.0%) patients who received transfusion of plasma, red blood cells, and platelets, respectively. The patients were mainly male, aged 18 to 92 years. There were statistically significant differences in the plasma infusion volume among patients with different combination of underlying disease, combination of inhalation injury, combination of other trauma, combination of pulmonary edema, combination of bloodstream infection, combination of wound infection, combination of lung infection, combination of urinary tract infection, combination of sepsis, occurrence of hemoglobin value <70 g/L, admission to ICU, conduction of mechanical ventilation, and conduction of CRRT (with Z values of -2.06, -4.67, -2.11, -6.13, -9.56, -4.93, -8.08, -4.78, -9.12, -6.55, -9.37, -11.46, and -7.17, respectively, P<0.05). The total burn area, full-thickness burn area, blood lactic acid value within 24 h of admission, serum creatinine value within 24 h of admission, albumin value within 24 h of admission, number of surgeries, and total surgical blood loss volume were correlated with the plasma infusion volume of patients (with r values of 0.39, 0.51, 0.14, 0.28, -0.13, 0.47, and 0.56, respectively, P<0.05).There were statistically significant differences in the red blood cell infusion volume among patients with different gender, combination of inhalation injury, combination of other trauma, combination of pulmonary edema, combination of bloodstream infection, combination of wound infection, combination of lung infection, combination of urinary tract infection, combination of sepsis, occurrence of hemoglobin value <70 g/L, admission to ICU, conduction of mechanical ventilation, and conduction of CRRT (with Z values of -2.00, -4.34, -3.10, -4.22, -8.24, -7.66, -8.62, -4.75, -7.42, -9.36, -6.12, and -8.31, -6.64, respectively, P<0.05). The age, total burn area, full-thickness burn area, blood lactic acid value within 24 h of admission, serum creatinine value within 24 h of admission, total bilirubin value within 24 h of admission, number of surgeries, and total surgical blood loss volume were correlated with the red blood cell infusion volume of patients (with rvalues of 0.12, 0.22, 0.49, 0.09, 0.18, 0.13, -0.15, 0.69, and 0.77, respectively, P<0.05). Combined underlying diseases, full-thickness burn area, combined pulmonary edema, serum creatinine value within 24 h of admission, combined sepsis, conduction of CRRT, number of surgeries, and total surgical blood loss volume were the independent influencing factors for plasma infusion volume during hospitalization in patients with extensive burns (with standardized regression coefficients of 0.09, 0.16, 0.12, 0.07, 0.11, 0.15, 0.31, and 0.26, respectively, P<0.05). Female, full-thickness burn area, serum creatinine value within 24 h of admission, combined sepsis, occurrence of hemoglobin value <70 g/L, conduction of CRRT, and total surgical blood loss volume were the independent influencing factors for red blood cell infusion volume during hospitalization in patients with extensive burns (with standardized regression coefficients of 0.10, 0.12, 0.10, 0.11, 0.05, 0.19, and 0.54, respectively, P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in blood loss volume per surgery of patients with different surgical site and wound graft (with Z values of -2.54 and -2.27, respectively, P<0.05). The area of escharectomy or tangential excision and skin graft harvesting and duration of operation were correlated with the blood loss volume per surgery of patients (with r values of 0.40 and 0.21, respectively, P<0.05). The area of escharectomy or tangential excision and skin graft harvesting, duration of operation, and active wound grafts were the independent influencing factors for blood loss volume per surgery of patients with extensive burns (with standardized regression coefficients of 0.41, 0.16, and 0.12, respectively, P<0.05).   Conclusions   The major factors influencing blood transfusion status in patients with extensive burns are female, combined underlying diseases, full-thickness burn area, serum creatinine value within 24 h of admission, combined pulmonary edema, occurrence of hemoglobin value <70 g/L, combined sepsis, conduction of CRRT, number of surgery, and total surgical blood loss volume. In addition, the area of escharectomy or tangential excision and skin graft harvesting, duration of operation, and active wound grafts indirectly affect the patient's blood transfusion status by affecting the blood loss volume per surgery.
Exploration of the changes of early coagulation function in patients with severe burns
Zhao Jingnan, Jiang Hang, Chen Bin, Tang Wenbin, Deng Zhongyuan, Zhang Tao, Zhang Xuhui, Zhong Xiaomin, Li Xiaojian
2023, 39(11): 1057-1063. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501120-20210915-00320
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  Objective   To study the changes of early (i.e., within post injury day (PID) 14) coagulation function in patients with severe burns.   Methods   A retrospective case series study was conducted. From December 2018 to December 2019, 50 severe burn patients who met the inclusion criteria were admitted to Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University. According to the severity of burns, the patients were divided into severe burn group (17 cases, including 12 males and 5 females) and extremely severe burn group (33 cases, including 26 males and 7 females). The platelet count (PLT), and conventional coagulation indexe and thromboelastogram index levels of patients were collected at admission, post injury hour (PIH) 48 and 72, and on PID 7 and 14. The conventional coagulation indexes included prothrombin time (PT), thrombin time (TT), activated partial prothrombin time (APTT), and fibrinogen (FIB) and D-dimer levels. The thromboelastogram indexes included coagulation angle (i.e., α angle), coagulation composite index (CI), MA value, R value, and K value (reflecting maximum amplitude, coagulation reaction time, and blood agglutination time, respectively). Data were statistically analyzed with independent sample t-test, Wilcoxon rank sum test, and chi-square test. Verification of the mixed effect model was performed on each index data of patients in the two groups, while the repeated measures analysis of variance was performed on PLT. Pearson correlation analysis or Spearman correlation analysis were performed to analyze the correlation between the thromboelastogram index data (except CI) and the PLT and conventional coagulation index data, respectively.   Results   At admission, PIH 48 and 72, and on PID 7 and 14, PLT of patients in severe burn group were (203±91), (148±70), (123±63), (203±62), (402±140)×10 9/L, respectively, PLT of patients in extremely severe burn group were (235±116), (145±71), (109±52), (235±106), (455±138)×10 9/L, respectively. In overall comparison, only the difference of the main effect of time factor was statistically significant ( F=92.55, P<0.05). In severe burn group, statistically significant differences were only identified in comparison of patients' PLT between PID 7 and the adjacent two time points (at PIH 72 and on PID 14, with both P values <0.05). The differences in PLT of patients between all the adjacent time points in extremely severe burn group were statistically significant ( P<0.05). In the overall comparison of PT, TT, and FIB level of patients in the two groups at each time point, only the difference of main effect of time factor was statistically significant (with F values of 6.04, 8.45, and 32.90, respectively, all P values <0.05), and APTT and FIB level of patients in extremely severe burn group within PID 14 were higher than those in severe burn group. There were statistically significant differences in MA value, α angle, K value, and CI of patients in the two groups at each time point (with F values of 18.82, 11.38, 9.11, and 9.42, respectively, all P values <0.05). MA value was moderately correlated with PLT ( r=0.69, P<0.05), weakly correlated with TT and FIB level (with r values of -0.29 and 0.30 respectively, P<0.05), and very weakly correlated with D-dimer level ( r=-0.15, P<0.05); α angle was moderately correlated with PLT ( r=0.58, P<0.05), and weakly correlated with FIB level and TT (with r values of 0.26 and -0.29, respectively, P<0.05); R value was weakly correlated with APTT and FIB level (with r values of 0.24 and 0.31, respectively, P<0.05), and very weakly correlated with PT and TT (with r values of 0.16 and 0.14, respectively, P<0.05); K value was moderately correlated with PLT ( r=-0.59, P<0.05), and weakly correlated with FIB and TT (with r values of -0.29 and 0.32, respectively, P<0.05), and very weakly correlated with D-dimer level ( r=-0.15, P<0.05).   Conclusions   Severe burn patients are already characterized with coagulation function changes in early stage, including insufficiency of coagulation function, enhanced platelet aggregation ability and enhanced FIB function. There is a certain correlation between conventional coagulation indexes and thromboelastogram indexes, but they cannot replace each other.
Effects of modified lytic cocktail on organ function of severely scalded rats
Yu Jia'ao, Wang Jizhuang, Wang Jiaqiang, Zhang Xiong, Liu Yan
2023, 39(11): 1064-1071. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230329-00105
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  Objective   To compare the effects of the modified lytic cocktail and the classic lytic cocktail on organ function of severely scalded rats.   Methods   The experimental study method was applied. Twenty-four about 10-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned into sham injury group, scald alone group, classic lytic cocktail group, and modified lytic cocktail group according to the random number table, with 6 rats in each group. In scald alone group, classic lytic cocktail group, and modified lytic cocktail group, rats were subjected to a 30% total body surface area (TBSA) full-thickness scald on the back. Rats in sham injury group underwent a simulated injury process to mimic a sham injury. Immediately after injury, rats in classic lytic cocktail group were intraperitoneally injected with a classic lytic cocktail (12 mL/kg) consisting of pethidine, chlorpromazine, and promethazine, supplemented with gavage using normal saline; and rats in modified lytic cocktail group were intraperitoneally injected with a mixed drug (2 mL/kg) consisting of midazolam and fentanyl, supplemented with gavage using cetirizine. Subsequently, rats in four groups were all intraperitoneally injected with lactated Ringer's solution for fluid resuscitation, with a total fluid and administration volume of 2 mL·kg -1·TBSA -1. On the following day, rats in the two lytic cocktail groups were administered medication once again as above. On post injury day (PID) 3, the abdominal aortic blood, liver, small intestine, and lung tissue were collected from rats in each group. The plasma levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-10, and IL-6 were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The plasma levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), γ-glutamyl transferase (γ-GT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), LDH isoenzyme 1 (LDH-1), creatine kinase (CK), CK isoenzyme (CK-MB), urea, creatinine, and uric acid were detected using an automated biochemical analyzer. The histological changes of liver, small intestine, and lung tissue were observed after performing hematoxylin and eosin staining. Data were statistically analyzed with one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's test.   Results   On PID 3, the plasma level of IL-10 of rats in classic lytic cocktail group was (44±16) pg/mL, which was significantly higher than (20±9) pg/mL in modified lytic cocktail group and (21±6) pg/mL in scald alone group (with Pvalues all <0.05); there was no statistically significant difference in the plasma levels of IL-1β or IL-6 of rats among the four groups ( P>0.05). On PID 3, the plasma levels of ALT and AST of rats in scald alone group were (77±14) and (213±65) U/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than (59±5) and (108±10) U/L in sham injury group ( P<0.05); the plasma levels of ALT and AST in modified lytic cocktail group were (61±3) and (116±11) U/L, respectively, which were significantly lower than (81±13) and (207±54) U/L in classic lytic cocktail group ( P<0.05); the plasma level of AST of rats in modified lytic cocktail group was significantly lower than that in scald alone group ( P<0.05). On PID 3, there was no statistically significant difference in the plasma levels of γ-GT, ALP, LDH, LDH-1, CK, CK-MB, creatinine, or uric acid of rats among the four groups ( P>0.05); although there was a statistically significant overall difference in the plasma level of urea of rats among the four groups ( P<0.05), the comparisons between scald alone group and each of sham injury group, classic lytic cocktail group, and modified lytic cocktail group, and the comparison between classic lytic cocktail group and modified lytic cocktail group showed no statistically significant differences ( P>0.05). On PID 3, compared with those in sham injury group, rats in scald alone group exhibited diffuse microvesicular and vacuolar degeneration of hepatocytes in liver tissue, noticeable loose edema in the villous stroma in small intestine tissue, and significantly widened alveolar septa in large area of lung tissue. Compared with those in scald alone group, rats in the two lytic cocktail groups showed alleviated hepatocellular steatosis and vacuolar degeneration, relieved thickening of alveolar walls and edema in the villous stroma of the intestine. The histopathological manifestations of organs in rats of modified lytic cocktail group were closer to those in sham injury group.   Conclusions   The classic lytic cocktail may have a stronger anti-inflammatory effect, while the modified lytic cocktail exhibits better protection of liver function, but both of the two lytic cocktails can alleviate the histopathological injury of the liver, lungs, and small intestine in severely scalded rats. For the liver, lungs, and small intestine, the modified lytic cocktail provides organ protection comparable to that of the classic lytic cocktail.
Influences and mechanism of berberine on wound healing of full-thickness skin defects in diabetic mice
Zheng Liming, Liu Zhongyuan, Yan Hongyu, Li Hengfei, Zhang Zhiwen
2023, 39(11): 1072-1082. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230411-00120
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  Objective   To investigate the influences and mechanism of berberine on wound healing of full-thickness skin defects in diabetic mice.   Methods   The experimental research method was adopted. Mouse dermal fibroblasts (MDF) conventional-glucose complete medium (hereinafter referred to as conventional medium) were prepared with final mass concentrations of berberine of 0 (no berberine), 1.25, 2.50, 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, 40.00, 80.00, and 160.00 μg/mL, respectively. Primary MDF were cultured using conventional medium and MDF high-glucose (30 mmol/L glucose) complete medium (hereinafter referred to as high-glucose medium), and the 3 rd to 6 th passage cells were collected for the following experiments. Cells cultured in conventional medium were taken and subjected to starvation treatment for 12 hours, and then cultured in conventional media containing different concentrations of berberine for 48 hours to screen out the optimal working concentration of berberine using the cell counting kit 8 (CCK-8), the sample number was 6, and the selected optimal berberine concentration was used for subsequent cell culture experiments. Cells cultured in 2 media were taken, of which the cells cultured in conventional medium were included to the normal control group; cells cultured in high-glucose medium were divided into high-glucose alone group and high-glucose+berberine group according to the random number table (the same grouping method below). After 48 h of cultivation, cell viability was detected by CCK-8, cell migration capacity was evaluated by scratch test and Transwell assays, and mRNA and protein expression levels of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor-β 1 (TGF-β 1), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), and cysteine aspartic acid specific protease (caspase-3) in the cells were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting, respectively, and the sample numbers of the aforementioned experiments were 6, 3, 9, 3, and 6, respectively. Fifteen 8-week-old male BALB/c mice were used to establish diabetic mouse model, then full-thickness skin defect wounds on their backs were made and divided into diabetes alone group, diabetes+low-concentration berberine group (25 μg/mL), and diabetes+high-concentration berberine group (75 μg/mL) for corresponding treatments, with 5 mice in each group. The wound areas were measured using ImageJ software on post injury day (PID) 0 (immediately), 3, 7, 14, and 21. On PID 21, histological changes and collagen formation in the wound tissue were detected by hematoxylin-eosin and Masson staining, respectively, protein expression and mRNA levels of MMP-9, PDGF, TGF-β 1, VEGF, CD31, and caspase-3 in the wound tissue were detected by immunohistochemistry and real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, respectively, the sample number of animal experiments was all 5. Data were statistically analyzed with one-way analysis of variance, independent sample t-test, Tukey's test, and factorial design analysis of variance.   Results   After 48 hours of cultivation, the cell viability was the highest when the mass concentration of berberine was 20.00 μg/mL. After 48 h of cultivation, compared with that in normal control group, cell viability in both high-glucose alone group and high-glucose+berberine group reduced significantly ( P<0.05); compared with that in high-glucose alone group, the cell viability in high-glucose+berberine group was significantly enhanced ( P<0.05). After 48 h of cultivation, scratch test results showed that, the cell migration rates in 24 h in both high-glucose alone group and high-glucose+berberine group were significantly decreased than that in normal control group ( P<0.05); compared with that in high-glucose alone group, the cell migration rate in 24 h in high-glucose+berberine group was significantly enhanced ( P<0.05). After 48 h of cultivation, the results of Transwell experiments showed that, compared with (141±7) of cells migrating in 24 h in normal control group, the number of cells migrating in 24 h in high-glucose alone group and high-glucose+berberine group were 28±3 and 86±6, respectively, which were significantly decreased ( P<0.05); compared with that in high-glucose alone group, the number of cells migration in 24 h in high-glucose+berberine group was significantly increased ( P<0.05). After 48 h of cultivation, compared with those in normal control group, the mRNA levels of PDGF, VEGF, TGF-β 1, and MMP-9 of cells in high-glucose alone group and high-glucose+berberine group were significantly decreased ( P<0.05), the mRNA levels of caspase-3 were significantly increased ( P<0.05); compared with those in high-glucose alone group, the mRNA levels of PDGF, VEGF, TGF-β 1, and MMP-9 of cells in high-glucose+berberine group were significantly increased ( P<0.05), the mRNA expression level of caspase-3 was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). After 48 h of cultivation, compared with those in normal control group, the protein expression levels of PDGF, VEGF, TGF-β 1, and MMP-9 of cells in high-glucose group and high-glucose+berberine group were significantly decreased ( P<0.05), the protein expression levels of caspase-3 were significantly increased ( P<0.05); compared with those in high-glucose alone group, the protein expression levels of PDGF, VEGF, TGF-β 1, and MMP-9 of cells in high-glucose+berberine group were significantly increased ( P<0.05), and the protein expression level of caspase-3 was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). Compared with those in diabetes alone group, the wound areas of mice in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group on PID 14 and 21 and in diabetes+high-concentration berberine group on PID 3, 7, 14, and 21 were significantly decreased ( P<0.05); compared with that in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group, the wound area in diabetes+high-concentration berberine group was significantly decreased on PID 3, 7, 14, and 21 ( P<0.05). On PID 21, the wound of mice in diabetes alone group was not epithelialized with a large number of inflammatory cells and granulation tissue in the dermis; most of the wound tissue of mice in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group was already epithelialized, although there was a large number of inflammatory cells in the dermis; and most of the wound tissue of mice in diabetes+high-concentration berberine group had completed epithelialization with a small number of hair follicles and inflammatory cells in the dermis. On PID 21, compared with that in diabetes alone group, the collagen area of wound of mice in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group and diabetes+high-concentration berberine group was significantly increased ( P<0.05); compared with that in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group, the collagen area of wound of mice in diabetes+high-concentration berberine group was significantly increased ( P<0.05). On PID 21, compared with those in diabetes alone group, the protein expression levels of MMP-9, PDGF, TGF-β 1, VEGF, and CD31 in wound tissue of mice in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group and diabetes+high-concentration berberine group were significantly increased ( P<0.05), the protein expression levels of caspase-3 were significantly decreased ( P<0.05); compared with those in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group, the protein expression levels of MMP-9, PDGF, TGF-β 1, VEGF, and CD31 in wound tissue of mice in diabetes+high-concentration berberine group were significantly increased ( P<0.05), the protein expression level of caspase-3 was significantly decreased ( P<0.05). On PID 21, compared with those in diabetes alone group, the mRNA levels of MMP-9, PDGF, TGF-β 1, VEGF, and CD31 in wound tissue of mice in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group and diabetes+high-concentration berberine group were significantly increased ( P<0.05), the mRNA levels of caspase-3 were significantly decreased ( P<0.05); compared with those in diabetes+low-concentration berberine group, the mRNA levels of MMP-9, PDGF, TGF-β 1, VEGF, and CD31 in wound tissue of mice in diabetes+high-concentration berberine group were significantly increased ( P<0.05), the mRNA level of caspase-3 was significantly decreased ( P<0.05).   Conclusions   Berberine can promote the proliferation and migration of MDF and the healing of full-thickness skin defect wounds of mice in diabetic mice by up-regulating the expression of biofactors including MMP-9, PDGF, TGF-β 1, and VEGF, and down-regulating the expression of caspase-3, a pro-apoptotic factor in wound tissue of mice.
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Visualized analysis of research on the information management of pressure injury care in hospitals of China
Shen Mingyan, Han Linqiu, Feng Zhixian
2023, 39(11): 1083-1089. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20221127-00510
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  Objective   To investigate the current status and evolutionary trajectory of research on the information management of pressure injury care in hospitals of China.   Methods   The bibliometric method was used for analysis. Using the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database as the data source, the literature on information management of pressure injury care in hospitals was retrieved, covering the time period from the establishment of the CNKI database to July 31, 2022, and various types of literature such as guidelines, expert consensus, case studies, reviews, and survey reports, etc. Visualized analysis of clustering and co-occurrence on the keywords, authors, publishing institutions, and number of journals of the included literature were performed using CiteSpace 6.1.R2 software.   Results   A total of 378 articles were retrieved, and 323 articles were included after collation. The number of literatures related to nursing information management of pressure injury in hospitals showed a significantly upward trend since 2012. Ten core authors published two or more articles as the first author. There were eight groups of co-authors with ≥3 people. Furthermore, 306 institutions contributed articles related to the information management of pressure injury care, with Peking University Shenzhen Hospital as the institution publishing the most articles (4 articles). Cooperation between institutions was relatively decentralized. The 323 included literature were sourced from 142 journals, six of which had published ten or more articles. A comprehensive co-occurrence analysis of 282 Chinese keywords was performed, with the top three keywords in terms of frequency being pressure ulcer, nursing management, and nursing. A total of 13 clusters were formed, and the persistent clusters were #1 quality of care, #2 nursing, and #6 surgical patients. The top 8 emergent keywords of emergence intensity in the database included early warning intervention, early warning management, early warning mechanism, information system, nursing safety, adverse events, operating room, and quality of care. In the past three years (2020-2022), the top two emergent keywords in terms of emergy intensity included operating room and quality of care. The key word with the longest duration (2005-2012) and the highest intensity was early warning intervention.   Conclusions   The research hotspots on information management of pressure injury care in domestic hospitals have been formed. Early studies focus on the intervention after the pressure injury developed, while later studies focus more on the overall management of pressure injuries. Collaboration between institutions within research areas and correlations between studies are still lacking.
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Research advances of skin tissue engineering scaffolds loaded with adipose-derived stem cells in wound repair
Li Wei, Kong Weishi, Bao Yulu, Sun Yu
2023, 39(11): 1090-1095. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20221123-00502
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Tissue engineered skin is widely used in the treatment of refractory wounds such as severe burn wounds and diabetic wounds. Seed cells and scaffold materials are the key elements for constructing tissue engineered skin. Adipose-derived stem cells have gradually become an important choice of seed cells in tissue engineered skin due to their advantages of low immunogenicity and multi-directional differentiation potential. Scaffold material is a vital part of skin tissue engineering. The modification of single material and preparation of composite materials are becoming the main research directions of the construction of skin tissue engineering scaffolds. This paper introduced the application of various kinds of skin tissue engineering scaffolds loaded with adipose-derived stem cells in wound repair in recent years, and summarized the advantages and disadvantages in using various scaffold materials to the construction of skin tissue engineering scaffolds, in order to provide new ideas for the development of tissue engineered skin loaded with adipose-derived stem cells.
Recent advances of skin tissue engineering based on three-dimensional bioprinting technology
Li Yang, Xi Taotao, Zheng Dongmei, Ge Jun, Luo Xiao'e, Wang Lin
2023, 39(11): 1096-1100. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20230131-00029
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The fundamental purpose of tissue-engineered skin development is to restore the skin barrier function of patients with severe skin injury, and this kind of product has become an ideal substitute for skin transplantation in clinic at present. With the development of three-dimensional bioprinting technology, the three-dimensional skin models constructed with complex structures such as skin appendages are also becoming increasingly mature. The stable three-dimensional skin model is widely used in skin physiological and pathological research, cosmetic safety and efficacy evaluation, and alternating animal experiments. In this paper, we introduced the three-dimensional bioprinting technology in categories, summarized the types of bio-inks commonly used for skin model construction, reviewed the recent advances of three-dimensional bioprinting technology applied in the field of skin tissue engineering, and explored and prospected the future directions of its research development and application fields.

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