From the burn unit's perspective, it's lethal not being gainfully employed outside the home! A glimmer from the National Burn Repository.

Warding off burn injuries, warding off database fishing expeditions: the ABA burn prevention committee takes a turn with a glimmer from the national burn repository.

Epidemiology and Outcome of Self-Inflicted Burns at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad

BACKGROUND Self-inflicted burn injuries carry considerable mortality and morbidity among otherwise fit young individuals. This study assessed the epidemiologic pattern and outcome of these injuries in a burn care facility in Pakistan. METHODS The study was carried out at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Burn Care Centre in Islamabad over a period of 2 years. It included all adul...

بررسی ویژگی های اپیدمیولوژیک و مرگ بیماران سوختگی بستری شده در مرکز آموزشی درمانی امام موسی کاظم(ع) اصفهان بین سال های 96-93

Epidemiological Study and Mortality of Burned Patients Hospitalized in Imam Musa Kazim Hospital, Isfahan, Iran During the years 2014 -2017   Abstract Introduction: Burn gives rise the high mortality and socio-economic burdens. This study aimed to assesses epidemiological characteristics of burn patients and their relationship with mortality caused by burn. Methods:This descriptive-analytic ...

Enhancement Effect of Trypsin on Permeation of Clindamycin Phosphate Through Third-degree Burn Eschar

Antimicrobial therapy remains to be the most important method of wound infection treatment. Systemically administered antimicrobials may not achieve therapeutic level in wound. On the other hand, in the absence of surgical debridement (due to any reason), most topically applied antimicrobials cannot penetrate the wound in therapeutic amount due to the presence of eschar. Burn eschar is a protei...

Enhancement Effect of Trypsin on Permeation of Clindamycin Phosphate Through Third-degree Burn Eschar

Antimicrobial therapy remains to be the most important method of wound infection treatment. Systemically administered antimicrobials may not achieve therapeutic level in wound. On the other hand, in the absence of surgical debridement (due to any reason), most topically applied antimicrobials cannot penetrate the wound in therapeutic amount due to the presence of eschar. Burn eschar is a protei...