Manual diagnosis of thermal skin burns. The first report

The aim of the study is to assess the possibility of studying the depth and area of high-temperature skin lesions in burns by manual methods. Materials and methods: 99 patients with II-III degree thermal skin burns with a lesion area of up to 10% of the body surface were examined at admission to hospital as well as in dynamics. Clinical (palpation diagnostics), instrumental (laser Doppler fluorometry), analytical, and statistical methods of research were used. The study result is the substantiation of the manual (palpation) diagnosis method for determining the true depth and area of the burn wound, the condition of the underlying tissues, the involvement of which in the burn process in the projection of the burn wound affects the course and prognosis of II-III degree thermal burns in patients and their quality of life in the future. The novelty, informativeness, and efficiency of the manual method of diagnosis are shown.