Burns represent the second most common cause of non-intentional death in children under the age of five. Burns are amongst the most traumatic injuries and may impose significant psychological, educational, social and future occupational limitations to the young child. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the socio-economic and clinical factors which predict quality of life in children ...

BACKGROUND The objective of this report was to compare the prevalence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and associated mortality between military service members with burns sustained during or in support of combat operations and civilian burn patients treated at a single burn center. METHODS Demographic and physiologic data were collected retrospectively on mechanically ventilated...

This study was conducted to determine the incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections among burn patients at Tohid Hospital, Iran. A total of 176 clinical specimens were obtained from 145 burn patients admitted to the burn unit of Tohid Hospital to detect the presence of P. aeruginosa. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted to detect extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) produc...

OBJECTIVE Inhalation injury is suspected in patients with facial and neck burn-injuries and in patients who suffered burns in an enclosed space. Inhalation injury is associated with a disappointingly high morbidity and mortality in spite of advances in diagnostics and therapy.Prophylactic antibiotic therapy in patients with diagnosed inhalation injury is still a controversial subject.The epidem...

OBJECTIVES Length of stay is a standard variable used to evaluate outcomes in burn care. Is the target of 1 day length of stay per 1% total body surface area burned actually being achieved? METHODS A retrospective analysis of 328 paediatric thermal injuries admitted to the South East Scotland Regional Burn Unit between January 2003 and March 2007 to assess whether the target is met and if not...

Bacterial infections are a common cause of mortality in burn patients and viral infections, notably herpes simplex virus (HSV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) have also been associated with mortality. This study is a retrospective review of all autopsy reports from patients with severe thermal burns treated at the US Army Institute of Research (USAISR) burn unit over 12 years. The review focused on t...

conclusions the efflux pump may play a role in antibiotic resistance in a. baumannii isolates. the ability of a. baumannii isolates to acquire drug resistance by the efflux pump mechanism is a concern. thus, new strategies are required in order to eliminate the efflux transport activity from resistant a. baumannii isolates causing nosocomial infections. background acinetobacter baumannii has em...