[Early escharectomy in children: the indications and limits in the severely burned patient. A preliminary report].

: A trial was carried out to assess the benefit of early eschar excision in order to improve the survival rate in severely burnt children. The study included two groups of patients treated using different methods. The mortality rate, amount of blood lost and length of hospital stay were evaluated for each group. Preliminary results seem to confirm the effectiveness of this technique provided that some conditions are met, namely the quantity of necrotic tissue removed and the amount of blood lost during the entire hospital stay.