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Lessons from the Backside: Surgical Challenges in Buttock Burn Management
Poster

Poster

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Burn Surgery

Presentation Description

Institution: Concord Hospital - New South Wales, Australia

Methods: Three representative buttock burn presentations managed at a NSW tertiary burns centre were reviewed to demonstrate varied mechanisms, burn depth, and management approaches. Outcomes included infection, reconstructive success, and the role of adjunctive therapies. Results: Case 1 involved a 31-year-old male with a 0.5% full-thickness burn adjacent to the anal verge sustained overseas, complicated by inadequate first aid, graft loss, necrotic fat, and polymicrobial infection (E. coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterococcus faecalis). Management required repeated debridement, prolonged intravenous antibiotics, adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and eventual delayed closure with a local V-Y advancement flap. Case 2 described a 43-year-old male with a 1% full-thickness campfire burn initially managed conservatively, later requiring split-thickness skin grafting secured with peel-and-place negative pressure wound therapy, achieving excellent graft take and early discharge with telehealth follow-up. Case 3 highlights elderly patients with buttock burns successfully managed with flammacerium, allowing control of wound bioburden and avoidance or delay of surgery in a high-risk cohort. Conclusion: Buttock burns require early multidisciplinary planning and tailored management. Key lessons include early bowel and urinary diversion, selective use of flammacerium in elderly or high-risk patients, consideration of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in contaminated wounds, and the value of modern NPWT systems for graft fixation. These cases support the need for standardised treatment pathways for this high-risk burn subgroup.
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Dr Andrew Robertson - , Dr Daniel Isacson - , Prof Peter Maitz - , Dr Justine O'Hara -