1) Plastic surgery
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An escharotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat full thickness (third-degree) circumferential burns. Since full thickness burns are characterized by tough, leathery eschar, an escharotomy is used primarily to combat compartment syndrome. Following a full thickness burn, as the underlying tissues are rehydrated, they become constricted due to ...
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<procedure> Surgical incision in an eschar to lessen constriction, as might be done following a burn. ... Origin: eschar + G. Tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(es″kә-rot´ә-me) surgical incision of the eschar and superficial fascia of the chest or a circumferentially burned limb in order to allow cut edges to separate so that blood flow is restored to unburned tissue; this is because edema may form beneath the inelastic eschar of a full-thickness burn, ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: es′kă-rot′ŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Surgical incision in an eschar (necrotic dermis) to lessen constriction, especially after a circumferential third-degree burn, usually performed to treat or minimize pressure injury to underlying structures.
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