[Management of extensive deep partial thickness burn wounds by dermabrasion during early postburn shock stage].

Objective: To explore new methods for the management of extensive deep partial thickness burn wounds.

Methods: Fifty burn patients with extensive deep partial thickness burn wounds were randomly divided into two groups: A and B groups. The patients in A group (n = 30) were treated with dermabrasion while those in B (n = 25) with conventional tangential excision.