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Abstract: Second-degree burns are the most common type of burn in clinical practice and hard to manage. Their treatment requires not only a consideration of the different outcomes that may arise from the dressing changes or surgical therapies themselves but also an evaluation of factors such as the burn site, patient age and burn area. Meanwhile, special attention should be given to the fact that there is no unified standard or specification for the diagnosis, classification, surgical procedure, and infection diagnosis and grading of second-degree burn wounds. This not only poses great challenges to the formulation of clinical treatment plans but also significantly affects the consistency of clinical studies. Moreover, currently, there are relatively few guidelines or expert consensus for the management of second-degree burn wounds, and no comprehensive and systematic guidelines or specifications for the treatment of second-degree burns have been formed. Therefore, we developed the Consensus on the Treatment of Second-Degree Burn Wounds (2024 edition), based on evidence-based medicine and expert opinion. This consensus provides specific recommendations on prehospital first aid, nonsurgical treatment, surgical treatment and infection treatment for second-degree burns. The current consensus generated a total of 58 recommendations, aiming to form a standardized clinical treatment plan.
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Key words:
- Burns /
- First aid /
- Infection /
- Wound management /
- Consensus /
- Surgical procedures /
- Operative /
- Debridement
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Table 1. Rating of the quality of evidence based on the GRADE system
Quality of evidence Definition High quality Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. Moderate quality Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate. Low quality Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate. Downgrading factors: risk of bias, inconsistency of results, publication bias.
Upgrading factors: the presence of a large effect size or evidence of a dose–response relationship.Table 2. Diagnostic classification of depth of second-degree burn wounds
Burn depth Damaged tissue level Wound appearance Tactile feature Healing time Scar Superficial second-degree burn wounds Epidermis and upper dermis Erythema, blisters, moist wound base, exudation. Significant pain and whitening of the wound base on pressure. < 2 weeks Generally no scar. Shallow deep second-degree burn wounds Epidermis and middle dermis Deep pink, blisters, wet or dry wound base. Pain or nociception absent, no whitening of the wound base on pressure. 2–3 weeks The incidence of scars is about 30%. Profound deep second-degree burn wounds Epidermis and deep dermis Red and white alternating, blisters may be present, and the wound base may be wet or dry. Pain or pain sensation disappears, and the wound base does not turn white on pressure. Mostly > 3 weeks The incidence of scars ranges from 70% to 80%. Table 3. Diagnostic criteria for grading the degree of infection of burn wounds
Degree of infection Local manifestation Systemic manifestation Invaded tissue level No infection There are no local signs of infection such as redness, swelling, heat and pain. No obvious signs Microorganisms only contaminate or colonize the wound surface or necrotic tissue but not normal dermis. Mild infection Local redness, swelling, elevated skin temperature and local pain, as well as increased or purulent secretion (viscous, turbid, and opaque or bloody secretion) at the wound surface or around the wound edge are present.
Meanwhile, other causes of skin inflammation should be ruled out (such as skin allergy, distal limb fracture and venous thrombosis).No obvious signs Microorganisms invade the superficial residual dermis in the wound. Moderate infection A marked increase in purulent secretion with odour and foul smell, aggravation of inflammation around the wound surface, obvious expansion of redness and swelling, increase in local pain, possible tissue edema, andthe surrounding tissues swell significantly. The symptoms may be accompanied by fever, elevated body temperature and other systemic symptoms of infection. Microorganisms invade the deep dermis or the entire residual dermis in the wound. Severe infection Poor wound vitality, dark colour, basal dryness, gradual blackening and necrosis at the centre of the wound, progressive deterioration of blood supply with increased exudation, accompanied by peculiar smell, progressive wound deepening, or expansion to normal tissues around the wound or even to the whole skin. There are obvious systemic symptoms of infection. Sepsis or septic shock may occur in severe cases. Microorganisms break through the dermis or invade the surrounding normal tissues.