Jorien Borst- van Breugel

Mrs. Jorien Borst- van Breugel


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 June 2018 in Burns & Trauma
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DVDafydd O. Visscher
Dafydd O. Visscher
SSSjoerd Te Slaa
Sjoerd Te Slaa
MJMariëlle E. Jaspers
Mariëlle E. Jaspers
MHMarloes van de Hulsbeek
Marloes van de Hulsbeek
JBJorien Borst- van Breugel
Jorien Borst- van Breugel
PZPaul van Zuijlen
Paul van Zuijlen

12 June 2025 in European Burn Journal
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KKKelly Kwa
Kelly Kwa
ARAnnika Catherina Reuvers
Annika Catherina Reuvers
JBJorien Borst- van Breugel
Jorien Borst- van Breugel
APAnouk Pijpe
Anouk Pijpe
PZPaul van Zuijlen
Paul van Zuijlen
AVAnnebeth Meij-De Vries
Annebeth Meij-De Vries
Short- and long-term hand function was evaluated in adult patients with deep dermal and full-thickness hand burns after treatment with enzymatic debridement (NexoBrid® MediWound Ltd., Yavne, Israel), assessing the results at discharge and 3, 6, and 12 months post-burn. This prospective cohort study was performed in the Burn Center in Beverwijk between March 2017 and December 2019. Hand function was assessed using Modified Kapandji Index scores, the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, and range of motion; scar quality using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale version 2.0; and quality of life using the Quick Disability Arm Shoulder Hand Questionnaire and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Ten patients (14 hand burns) were included. The need for a skin graft after NexoBrid® was 86%, and 50% needed additional surgical excision before skin grafting. Digits 3 and 4 achieved near-to-normal total active motion, and at least 50% of the hands achieved a normal range within the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test in four items at 12 months post-burn. Scar quality and quality of life improved significantly over time. The present study can be considered as a proof-of-concept study for future clinical trials on enzymatic debridement for hand burns.