Burn Unit

Top Burn Unit in Kolkata

Desun Hospital Kolkata's Burn Unit

Burn Unit in Kolkata

Burns are one of the most devastating forms of trauma. Patients with serious burn injury require immediate specialised care to minimise the infection rates and mortality. Getting admitted at the earliest in a specialised burn unit after a burn injury is very important as the wounds get infected very fast if not taken care of immediately. DESUN Hospital’s Burn Unit is the only dedicated Tertiary Level Burn Unit in Kolkata, India currently running with 16 beds. It provides patients and their families with the highest level of specialised burn care. It also provides comprehensive burn care in a nurturing, compassionate, personal and hygienic environment.

DESUN Burns Unit: Team Approach

We adopt a team approach to caring for burn patients and their families. Our highly trained critical care Burn Unit comprises of experienced and compassionate multidisciplinary team of specialists, who are skilled in critical care medicine and nursing. We are the only Burn unit in Eastern India to have a dedicated psychiatrist to address the psychological needs of patients.

Burn Treatment and Surgery

DESUN’s Burn Unit & ICU is well equipped to handle all the below-mentioned degrees of burn cases.

Desun Hospital offers advanced Burn Treatment and Procedures with highly experienced specialists.with Top Burn Specialists in Kolkata.

  • First Degree Burns

    This involves epidermis (outermost layer of the cells). These types of burns heal without scarring; for example – extreme sunburn.
  • Second Degree (Superficial) Burns

    These burns affect the epidermis and superficial dermis. With care and dressings, they typically heal within three weeks.
  • Second Degree (Deep) Burns

    These burns involve the epidermis and deep dermis, taking longer to heal with significant scarring. They often require skin grafting in a specialized Burn Unit.
  • Third Degree Burns

    In this case, the full thickness of the skin, including the muscles, is burnt. These types of burns require excision and skin grafting in an advanced Burn Unit.

Burn Unit – Center of Excellence

Isolation Bed
Isolation units
24×7 fully functional, with a trained team
24×7 fully functional, with a trained team
Appropriate critical care unit for burn recovery and monitoring
Desun Hospital provides specialized critical care units for burn recovery, offering advanced monitoring, infection control, and comprehensive patient support.
Appropriate critical care unit for burn recovery
Facility for separate sterile dressing rooms for dressings
Facility for separate sterile dressing rooms for dressings
Post-operative rehabilitation and scar management services
Desun Hospital offers expert post-operative rehabilitation and advanced scar management for burn patients, ensuring optimal recovery and care.
advanced scar management for burn patients

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Frequently Asked Questions

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