Medical records of 53 burn and trauma patients were reviewed to assess the possibility of myocardial damage. Except for electrophoretically detectable creatine kinase MB isoenzyme, none showed evidence of myocardial injury. Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme tests, electrocardiograms, myocardial pyrophosphate scans, clinical course, and results of (two) autopsies were all negative for myocardial n...

The most challenging situations in Forensic Odonto-Stomatology are mass disasters, where the forensic dentist is usually confronted with charred human remains or heavily decomposed or fragmented bodies. This article determines the extent of preservation of palatal rugae for use as an alternative identification tool in such situations, using a study group comprising burn victims and cadavers sim...

Inhalation injury is an acute respiratory tract insult caused by steam or toxic inhalants such as fumes, gases, and mists. Inhalation injury may occur without cutaneous burn injury, though the two injuries usually occur together. Despite increasing clinical interest in the problem of inhalation injury over the last few decades, the pathophysiology of inhalation injury remains poorly understood ...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated changes in serum oxidative stress parameters in burn cases compared to healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was performed in 41 burn patients with mild to severe thermal burn injuries and 38 healthy volunteers. The burn cases were selected from patients who were hospitalized in the burn unit for the treatment of second- and third-degree burns. M...

Background: The routine use of sedoanalgesia has increased the number potential minor surgical procedures that can be performed in Emergency Department (ED) without requiring general anesthesia and, thus, hospital admission. Our aim is to analyze effectiveness and safety childhood burns treated ED. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted burned children whom burn debridement under ED betwe...

Introduction: Scald injuries are the most common type of thermal injury in paediatric population [1]. Despite domestic accidental scalds being so common, there is limited awareness frequency and severity these injuries. Awareness trends including age, mechanism first aid would help guide future allocations funding for burns prevention treatment cohort.

Background: Severe burns in children are common and their mortality is very high, particularly in developing countries. Objective: This study aims to investigate the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of severe burns admitted to the CHUD-B intensive care unit. Patients and methods: It was a case-control study with descriptive and analytical purpose carried out in the CHUD-B from ...

Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients after thermal injury. This predisposition to infections is related, in part, to abnormal polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) function and a diminished respiratory burst. To evaluate the biochemical basis for the defective respiratory burst after major burns, the status of the oxidase enzyme system and its components was investigate...