How to promote high-quality wound healing is a common problem for plastic surgery and burn physicians. In recent years, numerous animal studies have demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes promote wound repair through multiple mechanisms and are promising cell-free therapeutic agents with broad prospect of application. How to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of exosomes, optimize their drug delivery strategy, and improve their biological properties are the challenges to be overcome in order to move from basic research to clinical application of exosome therapy for wound repair. This article focuses on methods to improve the wound repair potential of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes, and reviews the recent research advances on improving the therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes in wound repair from three aspects, including pretreatment of parental mesenchymal stem cells, hydrogel bio-scaffold loaded with exosomes, and engineered exosomes, to provide a reference for further clinical studies.
Dendritic cells (DCs) are the major antigen-presenting cells that play critical roles in regulating both innate and acquire immune responses. In the state of sepsis, the number of DCs is obviously decreased with inhibited antigen presenting ability as well as abnormal cytokine secretion, thereby resulting in an impairment of T lymphocyte activation. Previous studies have demonstrated that the depletion and dysfunction of DCs appear to be the main causes associated with the development of sepsis-induced immunosuppression. Based on the characteristic changes of DCs in sepsis and analysis of recent research progress, the authors propose a novel strategy of immunomodulation targeting the apoptosis, differentiation, and dysfunction of DCs, in order to provide new ideas for the prevention and treatment of severe burns and trauma complicated with sepsis.
Phased major results with construction of the disciplinary system of wound repair with Chinese characteristics have been achieved in the past 30 years. However, some problems in institutional issues still affect the development of the discipline. In this paper, 10 aspects of the impact of discipline construction are put forward which may offer reference for high-quality construction of the disciplinary system of wound repair with Chinese characteristics.
Objective: To introduce the methods of retrograde anterolateral thigh flaps in repairing anterior knee joint wounds under the concept of precise flap surgery and to explore the clinical effects. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted. From August 2014 to March 2022, 7 patients with anterior knee joint wounds were treated with retrograde anterolateral thigh flap under the guidance of the concept of precise flap surgery in the 920th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA. Among them, 6 were males and 1 was female, aged 36 to 66 years. The sizes of wounds were 7 cm×5 cm to 15 cm×11 cm after debridement. All the patients were performed with computed tomography angiography (CTA), the donor and recipient sites were evaluated according to the precise flap surgery method, and the optimal pedicle, perforator, and pivot of flaps were chosen. The flap sizes were 10 cm×6 cm to 20 cm×9 cm, and all the donor sites of flaps were sutured directly. The consistency of the intraoperative exploration with preoperative CTA was observed. The flap survival and occurrence of complications were observed after surgery. The color, appearance, texture, and occurrence of complications were followed up. At the last follow-up, the blood supply of flaps was evaluated using the blood circulation evaluation indicators of Chinese Medical Association Hand Surgery Branch's trial criteria for digital replantation function evaluation, and the function of knee joint was evaluated using knee joint scoring system of hospital for special surgery. Results: The flap condition of the intraoperative exploration was completely consistent with that of preoperative CTA. The flaps survived completely after surgery in 6 patients, while necrosis at the edge of the flap occurred in 1 patient, which healed after dressing change. All the flaps were hyperperfused after surgery, and the color of the flaps gradually became normal after 1 week. Follow-up of 7 to 44 months showed that the color, appearance, and texture were well in all the patients, while local osteomyelitis at the proximal tibia occurred in 1 patient. At the last follow-up, all the 7 patients had excellent blood circulation; the function score of knee joint was 69 to 91, which was evaluated as excellent in 3 cases, good in 3 cases, and fair in 1 case. Conclusions: The retrograde anterolateral thigh flap has large variations, and the application of precise flap surgery method can accurately understand the variations before surgery, guide the design and cutting of the flaps, thus achieving precise repair of anterior knee joint wounds, with good repair outcome.
Scars are problems that inevitably develop after deep dermal injury in the skin. Selecting appropriate photoelectric therapy for scars at different stages is an important part of scar management, which can shorten the acute inflammatory phase, accelerate scar maturation and regression, improve scar appearance and function, and reduce associated discomfort. Based on our team's practical experience and the current literature, this paper provides targeted photoelectric management protocols in the stages of wound healing, early scarring, hypertrophic scarring, and contracture scarring, with the aim of providing a reference for the development of standardized photoelectric therapy protocols for scars.
Objective: To summarize the best evidence for pulse contour cardiac output (PiCCO) monitoring in severe burn patients. Methods: A bibliometric approach was used. Foreign language databases including UpToDate, BMJ Best Practice, Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Practice Database, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Medline, and Guideline International Network, as well as Chinese databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, and VIP Database were systematically retrieved to obtain all the publicly published evidence on PiCCO monitoring in severe burn patients in each database from the establishment of each database to May 2022, including guidelines, expert consensus, evidence summary, systematic review, and original research. The literature was screened and evaluated for the quality, from which the evidences were extracted, evaluated, and classified to summarize the best evidences. Results: Three guidelines, two expert consensuses, one evidence summary (with two systematic reviews being traced), two systematic reviews, three randomized controlled trials, one cohort study, and one case-control study were retrieved and included, with good quality of literature. Totally 37 pieces of best evidences about PiCCO monitoring in severe burn patients were summarized from the aspects of pre-operation evaluation, pipe placement and operation, monitoring system establishment, pipeline maintenance, and supervision and education. Conclusions: Totally 37 pieces of best evidences about PiCCO monitoring in severe burn patients are summarized from 5 aspects, providing a basis for the clinical implementation of scientific and standardized PiCCO monitoring and nursing management.