Treatment of Early Infection following Stage I Operation in Ear Reconstruction Using Ba Da Chu Technique
WANG Yongzhen
He Leren
Lin Lin
JIANG haiyue
SHANG Qiaoli
Ma Chenhao
Abstract：Objective To report the effects of sub-flap cleaning-irrigation and Asepticizing-irrigation for early infec-tion after stage I operation in ear reconstruction using the Ba Da Chu method. Methods This retrospective study included 132 cases treated in July,2013, in which 3 (all males aged at 8, 9 and 13 years respectively) showed signs of expansion cavity infec-tion, including redness, swelling, pain and local tenderness, on Days 10-16 days after Stage I surgery (2 on left and 1 on right). We treated these three cases with cleaning-irrigation and Asepticizing-irrigation. The irrigating fluid was composed of normal saline, 2%iodine tincture and 75%alcohol. Results The expanded skin flaps in the 3 cases all returned to normal, with re-solved local symptoms and negative bacterial cultures. Skin expansion continued uneventfully thereafter and the second-stage operation was successfully completed in all three cases. Conclusion Sub-flap cleaning-irrigation and Asepticizing-irrigation is an easy, effective and time saving way to manage early infection of skin expansion cavity.
Keywords：Ear reconstruction with Ba Da Chu MethodTissue Expander InfectionsCleaning-irrigation and Asepti-cizing-irrigation
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 499-501 )