Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare (Dec 2014)

Early Renal Replacement Therapy and Total Body Wrap Topical Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Severe Burns and Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report

  • Yee Onn Kok MBBS, MRCS,
  • Cheryl Li Yu Hui MBBS,
  • Si Jack Chong MRCS, FAMS,
  • Bien Keem Tan FRCS, FAMS

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/201010581402300408
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23

Abstract

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Severe burns, especially with acute kidney injury (AKI) and rhabdomyolysis, are strongly associated with morbidity and mortality. We highlight a successful case salvaged with a combination of early renal replacement therapy (RRT) and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) total body wrap (TBW) in a case involving 38% total body surface area (TBSA) burns with rhabdomyolysis.