Gas gangrene as a complication of burns.

What Researchers Did

Researchers described five cases of bacteriologically proven gas gangrene among 1064 burn patients treated at the McIndoe Burns Unit since 1964.

What They Found

Out of 1064 burn patients, five developed bacteriologically proven gas gangrene, a rare but often fatal complication. Three of these five patients survived following treatment with hyperbaric oxygen and judicious amputation of dead tissues.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

This study is limited by its small sample size of only five cases and its retrospective, descriptive nature, which prevents generalizable conclusions.