Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) used in children with burns
Background: For over more than 10 years laser doppler imaging (LDI) is used to assess severity of burns at the university hospital burn centre Leuven. This technology is not only used in adults but has also proven its value in children with burns. To create a reliable and stable image in children, sedation is often required. Therefore, careful evaluation of the added value of the LDI is in proportion to the possible complications of sedation. In our center, sedation and general anesthesia of a child is done under the supervision of an anesthesiologist under full ASA monitoring.
Objectives: Evaluate whether the results of LDI in children with burns, corresponds to the duration of the wound healing, and can predict for need of surgery.
Methods: Performing a LDI scan in child with burns. Based on the results of the LDI scan, a wound care plan (e.g. which dressing should be used) and timeline can be defined. It will be checked whether the proposed schedule corresponds to the actual schedule.
Results: A LDI scan was taken on a 15-month-old baby with scald burns on day 3 post-accident. A less perfused tissue area was visible on the LDI scan. To cover this area, the patient received a full sheet skin graft on day 23. Another example is a 12-month-old girl with contact burns on both hands. In this case, the LDI-scan showed that the wound should be healed within two weeks. The result of the LDI scan corresponded to the actual time the wound had healed.
Conclusion: The use of an LDI scan on children certainly has an added value. The result of the LDI scan corresponds to the final duration of wound healing and/or whether surgery is necessary. This allows for a clearer treatment plan to be drawn up with a possible change of treatment, allowing for outpatient follow up. It also helps us to explain the timeline and treatment to the parents.

Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) used in children with burns
**Background**: For over more than 10 years laser doppler imaging (LDI) is used to assess severity of burns at the university hospital burn centre Leuven. This technology is not only used in adults but has also proven its value in children with burns. To create a reliable and stable image in children, sedation is often required. Therefore, careful evaluation of the added value of the LDI is in proportion to the possible complications of sedation. In our center, sedation and general anesthesia of a child is done under the supervision of an anesthesiologist under full ASA monitoring.
**Objectives**: Evaluate whether the results of LDI in children with burns, corresponds to the duration of the wound healing, and can predict for need of surgery.
**Methods**: Performing a LDI scan in child with burns. Based on the results of the LDI scan, a wound care plan (e.g. which dressing should be used) and timeline can be defined. It will be checked whether the proposed schedule corresponds to the actual schedule.
**Results**: A LDI scan was taken on a 15-month-old baby with scald burns on day 3 post-accident. A less perfused tissue area was visible on the LDI scan. To cover this area, the patient received a full sheet skin graft on day 23. Another example is a 12-month-old girl with contact burns on both hands. In this case, the LDI-scan showed that the wound should be healed within two weeks. The result of the LDI scan corresponded to the actual time the wound had healed.
**Conclusion**: The use of an LDI scan on children certainly has an added value. The result of the LDI scan corresponds to the final duration of wound healing and/or whether surgery is necessary. This allows for a clearer treatment plan to be drawn up with a possible change of treatment, allowing for outpatient follow up. It also helps us to explain the timeline and treatment to the parents.

P.072 Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) used in children with burns

Dear friends and colleagues,

We will be pleased to welcome you in Turin (Italy) for the 19th European Burns Association´s Congress in 2022. Italy is honored to hold the meeting of the European Burns Association for the second time, after Verona in 1995. Turin is easily reachable from everywhere in Europe, either travelling by car, train or choosing flight connections. During the meeting, held in the renewed industrial center of the main Italian historical automotive factory (i.e. Lingotto-FIAT), we will meet international burn specialists, focusing on standards of care, progresses in burn treatment, strategies to face disaster situations, with a special attention to education of younger colleagues. However, in your spare time, you might enjoy the sweet days of Italian late summer, simply wandering in the green parks and gardens along the two rivers which cross the city, or you might decide to discover the numerous art galleries, churches, palaces, libraries, walking across elegant squares and large boulevards, passing through centuries of art and history; finally, you may choose to immerse yourself in some of the most exciting museum experiences, such as the Cinema Museum and the Turin’s Egyptian museum.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Turin for the 19th European Association´s Congress in 2022!
Maurizio Stella, Congress President, Turin Burn Centre