BACKGROUND It has been shown that topical nanoliposomal formulations improve burn healing process. On the other hand, it has been shown that liposomal formulations increase drug deposition in the normal skin while decrease their systemic absorption there is not such data available for burn eschar. Present investigation studies permeation of clindamycin phosphate (CP) through burn eschar from l...

OBJECTIVE The goal was to examine comprehensively the patterns and trends of burn-related injuries in children, adolescents, and young adults treated in US emergency departments between 1990 and 2006. METHODS Through use of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database, cases of nonfatal burn-related injuries were selected by using diagnosis codes for burns (scalds, thermal, che...

Over the last 50 years, the evolution of burn treatment has led to a major decrease in mortality. Recently, survival in children has improved to such an extent that the survival rate in children with burns involving 100% total body surface area (TBSA) is 50% [1]. Major advances have been made in early resuscitation, respiratory care, the treatment of inhalation injury, control of infection, mod...

Although electrical energy is one of the best and cleanest energy sources, the proper protection and utilization of it, always and everywhere is problematic. One of the most important problems is electric shock and the dangers that can sometimes be lost in the lives of people. When a body or part of it is completely located in a strong power supply field or a contact with a device that is conne...

AIM An overview of a series of severe burn contractures in 44 hands reconstructed over a 20 month period with an easy to follow algorithm. SETTINGS AND DESIGN The series was carried out by a single surgeon at Green Pastures Rehabilitation Centre in Pokhara, Nepal. All patients attending with severe burn contractures to the hand were included in the series. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a re...

Airway evaluation and management are of critical importance to providing safe and effective anesthesia. Burn injuries in and around the airway are of particular concern to anesthesia providers. The following is a case report of a 5-year-old patient who had neck contractures and a large hypertrophic scar on his chin secondary to a burn injury. The patient initially was easy to mask ventilate, bu...

burns are injuries which may require long hospitalization and may result in important impairment and disability. burn injuries are still common especially in developing countries. assessment of the epidemiology of burns is very important for introduction of preventive methods. this study was conducted in yazd to assess and describe the epidemiology of burns including its main causes, and its de...

Results from the studies discussed in this article suggest that alcohol (EtOH) intoxication is a major public health problem. While the effects of injury and EtOH intoxication independent of each other have been studied in detail, only few studies have evaluated the effect of a combined insult of EtOH intoxication and burn injury on host defense. An analysis of the studies conducted in the clin...