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How To Do Burn Escharotomy
Tips and Tricks for Burn Escharotomy
Full-thickness burns are insensitive to pain and involve coagulation of superficial vessels, so no anesthesia is needed. However, patients with deep partial-thickness burns may still have pain sensation and require excellent analgesia with IV opioids. With proper escharotomy, the incision immediately bulges wide open as the pressure is relieved; failure to demonstrate this indicates the incision was too shallow (or that the eschar was nonconstricting). 