Mass casualty incidents with multiple burn victims: rationale for a Swiss burn plan.

Introduction: Mass casualty incidents involving victims with severe burns pose difficult and unique problems for both rescue teams and hospitals. This paper presents an analysis of the published reports with the aim of proposing a rational model for burn rescue and hospital referral for Switzerland.

Methods: Literature review including systematic searches of PubMed/Medline, reference textbooks and journals as well as landmark articles.

[Surgical treatment of high-voltage electrical injuries].

Purpose/background: High-voltage burns represent a challenging surgical entity. Compared to conventional burns, these injuries are characterized by an increased morbidity and worse potential for rehabilitation. The aim of the present study was to analyse the management of high-voltage injuries during the early posttraumatic period with special emphasis on the surgical procedures.

[Oropharyngeal reconstruction with a free jejunum graft after tumour and stenosis resection: an analysis of 53 cases].

The surgical therapy of oropharyngeal carcinoma by means of a free jejunum graft is an established procedure. The application of a monitor segment for postoperative flow control turned out to be a reasonable modification. In this study, we examine the results over a period of 16 years retrospectively.

Experimental model of continent colostomy using rectus abdominis neosphincteroplasty.

Background: Use of dynamic myoplasty to create a continent stoma has produced promising results, but long-term stoma continence has not been achieved. The aim of the study was to establish and test a new model.

Methods: Three types of dynamic rectus abdominis sphincteroplasty around a colostomy and two conditioning protocols were tested in ten domestic pigs.