Background Abdominal stab injury is potential life-threatening injuries. Operation should be considered if wound violate the peritoneal layer and/or complicated with hemodynamic compromise, peritonitis, impalement, or evisceration. It is well known there are several diagnostic tools to evaluate the necessity of operation for a patient with abdominal stab injury. Despite numerous diagnostic tool...

Electrical stimulation and other modalities are recommended for treatment of pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury patients but their use may be limited by clinical contraindications such as necrosis and infection. Acoustic pressure wound therapy can be used to address infection and has no known contraindications related to wound status. A retrospective nonconsecutive study was conducted involv...

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) act as endothelial precursors that promote new blood vessel formation and increase angiogenesis by secreting growth factors and cytokines in ischemic tissues. These facts prompt the hypothesis that EPC transplantation should accelerate the wound-repair process by facilitating neovascularization and the production of various molecules related to wound healing....

Considering that VEGF is the key factor for angiogenesis stimulation, we wanted to establish if VEGF level is increased in aqueous humor of patients with open globe eye injury. The study included 20 patients with open globe injury. During the surgery, aqueous humor samples were taken out and VEGF levels were measured by ELISA. VEGF levels were significantly higher in the aqueous humor of patien...

background an appropriate and well-timed surgery has great impact on a patient’s treatment and can prevent further damage to partially injured structures which if untreated will be lost leading to severe disability. in the present study we report our experience with early coverage of electrically injured upper extremity vital structures with encouraging results. objectives the aim of this study...

Summary Interleukin (IL)-33 is highly expressed in the nucleus of cells present at barrier sites and signals via ST2 receptor. IL-33 signalling essential for return to tissue homeostasis after acute inflammation, promoting fibrinogenesis wound healing injury sites. However, this wound-healing response becomes aberrant during chronic or sustained leading transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) r...

UNLABELLED The skin is the largest organ of the human body consisting of several layers possessing different properties and performing different physiological functions. The loss of skin integrity caused by a trauma or disease may provoke acute physiological and immune disorders that may even be fatal. The following properties are primarily taken into account when choosing the appropriate burn ...

The survival rates for burn patients have improved substantially in the past few decades due to advances in modern medical care in specialized burn centers. Burn wound infections are one of the most important and potentially serious complications that occur in the acute period following injury. In addition to the nature and extent of the thermal injury influencing infections, the type and quant...