[Chemical burns in children].

OBJECTIVE

To analyze treatment outcomes in children with chemical burns caused by various agents depending on depth of lesion over the past 5 years.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

There were 279 patients aged 0-18 years with complaints of burn wounds sustained from contact with various chemical reagents over last 5 years. The article describes the features of local treatment for superficial (grade I-II) burns with modern wound dressings and surgical strategies for wound repair in patients with deep chemical burns.

RESULTS

Effectiveness of treatment strategy is demonstrated by clinical examples.