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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1816-8949</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anales de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1816-8949</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[EFACIM. Editorial de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas - Universidad Nacional de Asunción]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1816-89492021000100137</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/anales/2021.054.01.137</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Uso de membrana amniótica e injerto meek en un niño con quemaduras severas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Use of amniotic membrane and meek graft in a child with severe burns]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sandoval]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Hernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Balmelli Forno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bruno]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zaputovich]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Saul]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Quemaduras y Cirugías Reconstructivas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>54</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>137</fpage>
<lpage>142</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1816-89492021000100137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1816-89492021000100137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1816-89492021000100137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El desbridamiento temprano seguido de cobertura con piel autóloga ha demostrado reducir la mortalidad en los pacientes quemados. En pacientes con quemaduras extensas, la carencia de zonas de piel donante es un factor limitante a la hora del tratamiento. El hecho de que no se pueda lograr un desbridamiento y cobertura completos en un primer tiempo favorece la infección de la quemadura y la septicemia, pudiendo tener consecuencias nefastas. Por tanto, es necesario disponer de otras opciones distintas a los injertos mallados de piel parcial, el tratamiento estándar hoy día. Presentamos el caso clínico de un niño con quemaduras severas y describimos los resultados obtenidos con el uso de la membrana amniótica como cobertura temporal y al injerto mallado tipo MEEK.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Early debridement followed by coverage with autologous skin has been shown to reduce mortality in burn patients. In patients with extensive burns, the lack of areas of donor skin is a limiting factor at the time of treatment. The fact that a complete debridement and coverage cannot be achieved in the first stage favors the infection of the burn and septicemia, which can have dire consequences. Therefore, it is necessary to have other options than partial skin mesh grafts, the standard treatment today. We present the clinical case of a child with severe burns and describe the results obtained with the use of the amniotic membrane as temporary covering and the MEEK-type mesh graft.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[membrana amniótica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[injerto cutáneo.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[burns]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[amniotic membrane]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[skin graft.]]></kwd>
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