The rate of wound healing and its effect on mortality has not been well described. The objective of this article is to report wound healing trajectories in burn patients and analyze their effects on in-hospital mortality. The authors used software (WoundFlow) to depict burn wounds, surgical results, and healing progression at multiple time points throughout admission. Data for all patients admi...

BACKGROUND Burn related injuries from natural disasters are not well described and natural disasters are not identified as an etiology of burn injury in the National Burn Repository (NBR) of the American Burn Association. The natural disaster Super Storm Hurricane Sandy had devastating effects. Our goal was to detail the burn related injuries following this natural disaster and to compare the d...

Abstract Aim We aimed to measure the effect of a specialist nurse-led clinic and referral pathway on admission rate, patient length stay (LOS), total bed days. hypothesised that this intervention would contribute optimisation in regional burn's unit. Method Retrospective analysis inpatient records six-month period over three years at unit (June-November 2018,2019,2020). Analysis demographics, T...

Background: This study was conducted to know, understand and document the current bacterial isolates their antimicrobial susceptibility profile in our tertiary healthcare facility. Aim isolate, identify profiles of from patients with burn wound infections admitted care hospital.Methods: Wound swabs ICU wards were collected on day 1, 3, 5 10. Samples processed using standard microbiologic proced...

Abstract Introduction Pediatric burn care presents two unique population subsets that require distinctive from adult and non-burn patients, respectively. While prior research has led to the creation of best practices for burned adults pediatric standard regarding long-term intubation varies widely deviates accepted standards in world. In this retrospective review, we analyze one center’s experi...

BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury in severely burned patients is associated with high mortality. We wondered whether early use of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) changes outcomes in severely burned military casualties with predetermined criteria for acute kidney injury. METHODS Between November 2005 and June 2007, casualties admitted to our burn intensive care unit after sustaining b...

INTRODUCTION Burn care has rapidly improved in the past decades. However, healthcare innovations can be expensive, demanding careful choices on their implementation. Obtaining knowledge on the extent of the costs of burn injuries is an essential first step for economic evaluations within burn care. The objective of this study was to determine the economic burden of patients with burns admitted ...

INTRODUCTION Extensive burn injury has systemic consequences due to capillary leak. After restoration of cellular integrity, infused fluid volume has to be removed partially. This can provoke electrolyte disorders. PURPOSE We investigated the effect of progressive fluid removal on serum sodium level. METHOD Retrospective study. Patients admitted to a burn unit were analyzed and separated in...

AIMS To report on the use of Biobrane, a synthetic skin substitute, as a temporary wound cover in patients with severe burn. In particular we wished to examine the role of Biobrane in maintaining a healthy wound bed following surgical excision and identify factors associated with regrafting. METHODS A retrospective case series review was performed on patients with severe burns (≥ 20% TBSA), a...