It is important for clinicians to understand which are the clinical signs, the patient characteristics and the procedures that are related with the occurrence of hypertrophic burn scars in order to carry out a possible prognostic assessment. Providing clinicians with an easy-to- use tool for predicting the risk of pathological scars. A total of 703 patients with 2440 anatomical burn sites who w...

The object of this paper is to throw light on the criteria which apply to the degree of burn-out on a furnace burning mixed household and trade refuse. In particular, the paper concentrates on the ash discharged from the end of the grate since this represents the bulk of the ash produced by the plant. The classical approach to burn-out is to employ "carbon-in-ash" techniques familiar to combust...

Previous studies from our laboratories revealed a reduced rate of whole-blood (WB) glutathione (GSH) synthesis in severely burned patients. To determine whether WB GSH metabolism is an indicator of the status of GSH metabolism in one or more of the major organs, we used a burn rabbit model to determine GSH concentrations and rates of synthesis in WB, liver, lungs, kidney, and skeletal muscle. L...

The depth of a burn wound and/or its healing potential are the most important determinants of the therapeutic management and of the residual morbidity or scarring. Traditionally, burn surgeons divide burns into superficial which heal by rapid re-epithelialization with minimal scarring and deep burns requiring surgical therapy. Clinical assessment remains the most frequent technique to measure t...

Burn injuries, a unique form of trauma which is sometimes avoidable,1 are categorized among the most severe injuries an individual can experience. 2,3 Burns represent a major health problem worldwide, with high mortality and morbidity,4-7 and economic loss, even with small burns.1,8 Causes, types and incidence of burns vary from one community to another and are influenced by age, sex, economic ...