Burn-specific guidelines for optimal catheter rotation, catheter type, insertion methods, and catheter site care do not exist, and practices vary widely from one burn unit to another. The purpose of this study was to define current practices and identify areas of practice variation for future clinical investigation. An online survey was sent to the directors of 123 U.S. burn centers. The survey...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Major burn surgery causes large hemorrhage and coagulation dysfunction. Treatment algorithms guided by ROTEM® and factor VIIa reduce the need for blood products, but there is no evidence regarding factor XIII. Factor XIII deficiency changes clot stability and decreases wound healing. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of factor XIII correction and its repercu...

We examined effects of prescribed fire on 3 wintering, bark-foraging birds, hairy woodpeckers (Picoides villosus), pygmy nuthatches (Sitta pygmaea), and white-breasted nuthatches (S. carolinensis), in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests of northern Arizona, USA. During winters of 2004–2006, we compared bird density, foraging behavior, and bark beetle activity among burned treatment and unb...

BACKGROUND Burns are an important health problem in our country and in the world. In our study, we aimed to epidemiologically analyze the patients who were hospitalized in a burn unit that serves 3 million individuals in Central Anatolia. METHODS Records of 457 patients who had been hospitalized in the burn unit during the period 2008-2010 were analyzed retrospectively. Patients were assessed...

The relative abundance of grassland birds was estimated on an 81,ha (200'acre) dry to dry'mesic sand prairie in south, west Wisconsin over an lS,year period (19S7-2004). Birds were surveyed three times during the breeding season on seven, 2,ha (5,acre) strip transects in six different burn units. We compared results to time since fire and other habitat features. The average rotation of prescrib...

Aim: This study aims at comparing the epidemiology of chemical burns between the burn units of a developing country such as India and that of the developed countries Materials and methods: 60 Chemical burn Patients who attended and were admitted in a tertiary burn centre of India (catering to the north Indian population), in the year 2008 were considered for the study and a comparison between t...

BACKGROUND Reports of burn injuries in children are usually made by highly specialized burn units. Our facility admits children with burns covering < 20% total body surface area, while those with major burns are transferred to burn units at tertiary care facilities. OBJECTIVES To review our experience with thermal burns. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of all thermal burns admit...

Chemical burns account for a small percentage of admissions to burn units. Wet cement is a poorly recognized cause of chemical burn. As the construction industry is growing, individuals will likely have more contact with this material and be more prone to its harmful effects. Wet cement can cause severe full-thickness burns with prolonged contact, but this property is not well known among profe...

AIM This retrospective study evaluated the epidemiology of burn injuries, due to paint thinner ignition, in patients treated at the burn units of a university hospital network. METHODS From 1997 to 2005, 28 patients with thermal burns caused by ignition of paint thinner were admitted to our burn units. Age, sex, etiologic factors, extent and localization of burns, length of hospitalization, o...