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    Survival in Patients With Large Burns Treated With the Meek Technique
    (Başkent Üniversitesi, 2021-09) Sebastián Villegas; Jorge Villegas; Eduar Murcia
    OBJECTIVES: In this report, we evaluated the results of the use of the Meek micrografting technique in the treatment of extensive burns in which classic repair methods were insufficient, using percent mortality as an indicator of outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study included 23 patients among a total of 282 patients with large burns who were treated between January 2015 and February 2021. Age, etiology, percentage of burned body surface, severity group, and percentage of survival were analyzed. RESULTS: Of 282 patients seen during the study period, 23 patients (8%) were treated with the Meek technique. The mean age was 47.2 years, with a range of 15 to 85 years; 13% were over 61 years of age; 91.3% had been burned by fire, and 47% also presented with inhalation injury. The burned body surface area was between 17% and 93% (mean of 58.14%), with 78% of patients treated with the Meek technique having the highest severity burns. The overall survival rate was 95.65%. Those with and without inhalation injury had similar results. CONCLUSIONS: The incorporation of the Meek technique provided us with an effective additional tool for treatment of burns. Use of the Meek technique also allowed us to reduce the need for additional donor area, thus allowing us to be less surgically aggressive.