OBJECTIVE: to analyze cases of degloving of the trunk and limbs, comparing outcomes of early versus delayed assessment by the plastic surgery team. METHODS: we conducted a retrospective analysis of medical charts. @entity1 comprised two groups: Group I - early assessment, performed within 12 hours post @entity130 ; and Group II - delayed assessment, performed more than 12 hours post @entity130 . We defined primary grafting as the use of skin from the traumatized skin flap. We excluded cases involving hands, feet or genitalia. RESULTS: there were 47 @entity1 treated with degloving injuries between 2002 and 2010. The mean body surface area affected was 8.2%. Lower limbs were the most frequently affected site (95.7%), whether alone or in association with lesions to other sites. Delayed assessment by the plastic surgery team occurred in 25 cases. Mean hospital stay was 36.1 days for Group I and 57.1 days for Group II (p=0.026). Regarding the number of surgical operations (skin grafts), Group I received a mean of 1.3, while Group II underwent 1.6 (p=0.034). CONCLUSION: based on length of hospital stay and number of operations in @entity130 @entity1 with degloving of the trunk and limbs, plastic surgery assessment should be carried out early.

XXXX of trunk and limbs: comparison of outcomes of early versus delayed assessment by the plastic surgery team.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Patients'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['Degloving injuries']
