Extraordinary severe burn cases treated with integrated Chinese traditional and Western medicine.

The treatment of two cases of extensive 3rd degree burn by means of integrated Chinese traditional and Western medicine is reported. The main factors of success are: the shock stage was tided over uneventfully; active measures were taken to build up the patients' vital energy; operative excision and spontaneous separation of eschar were combined; both auto- and homo-grafts were used to cover the wound surface to facilitate elimination of the wound; infections were tackled with the administration of Chinese herb drugs. In operations of severe burn cases, acupuncture anesthesia has also shown its superiority.