Remote Ischemic Conditioning to Reduce Burn Wound Progression

Remote Ischemic Conditioning to Reduce Burn Wound Progression

Burned skin areas, which were initially vital, can be irreversibly damaged by wound progression. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the feasibility of ischemic conditioning to reduce secondary wound progression.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ability to understand the study information and the consent to sign

  • Thermal injury (burn / scalding) with a clinical evaluated depth of at least 2a (superficial partial)

  • At least one of the following sites must not have skin lesions

    : Upper arm right and left

  • hospital admission within 6 hours after trauma has taken place

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participation in another experimental study

  • Pregnancy (women are subjected to a pregnancy test (urine)
  • Contraindication for the use of the tourniquet, for example Lymph drainage disorders after axillary lymphadenectomy or Irradiation of the axilla
  • Non-compliant patients who are, e.g. Intubated
  • Pure 3rd degree burns (full thickness) or charring
  • Thermal injuries older than 6 hours