Application of hydrosurgery for burn wound debridement: An 8-year cohort analysis

In the last decade, hydrosurgery has become available in burn surgery as an alternative technique for tangential excision alongside the golden standard of conventional tangential excision by guarded knives. The hydrosurgical device used in the treatment of burns is usually known as the Versajet ™. The Versajet™ hydrosurgery system (Smith and Nephew, St. Petersburg, FL, USA) was developed in 1997 for soft tissue debridement in various types of wounds. The Versajet™ hydrosurgery system works by producing a high-pressure jet of water across an aperture in an angled hand piece.

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - October 12, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: C.M. Legemate, H. Goei, O.F.E. Gostelie, T.H.J. Nijhuis, M.E. van Baar, C.H. van der Vlies, the Dutch Burn Repository Group Source Type: research