TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - A new experimental burn model with an infrared heater
JO  - Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi
A1  - Güzey, Serbülent
A1  - Dal, Ahmet Demirhan
A1  - Sahin, Ismail
A1  - Nışancı, Mustafa
A1  - Yavan, İbrahim
SP  - 412
EP  - 416
VL  - 22
IS  - 5
N2  - BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to develop new experimental burn injury model using conventional infrared heaters. <br><br>METHODS: 21 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups. Portion of dorsal area was exposed to infrared radiation from distance of 50 cm to create burn injury. Length of exposure to heat for Group 1 was 5 minutes; Group 2 was exposed for 7½ minutes, and Group 3 was exposed for 10 minutes. Macroscopic and histopathological evaluations were utilized to demonstrate depth and characteristics of injury. <br><br>RESULTS: There was no burn injury in first group. Group 2 developed partial thickness burn, and result was full thickness burn injury in Group 3. In Groups 2 and 3 there was statistically significant difference in dermal collagen denaturation. Dermal injury depth was statistically significantly higher in Group 3 compared to Group 2. <br><br>CONCLUSION: New experimental burn injury model is described using conventional infrared heaters. Standard variables pertaining to model were defined to produce burn injuries at predictable depth: 10 minutes of exposure from 50 cm distance for full thickness burn, and 7½ minutes of exposure from the same distance for partial thickness injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1306-696X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -