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.