since heavy metals are considered as one of the major pollutants threatening, the main goal of this study was to bring out the concentrations of pb, zn and mn in the surface sediments off bushehr in the persian gulf. for this purpose, after collection of samples, the concentrations of the three metals in surface sediments were measured through the atomic absorption. the results were compared wi...

Distal extremity wounds are a significant clinical problem in horses and humans and may benefit from mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy. This study evaluated the effects of direct wound treatment with allogeneic stem cells, in terms of gross, histologic, and transcriptional features of healing. Three full-thickness cutaneous wounds were created on each distal forelimb in six healthy horses, fo...

Deep Wounds: Colostrum Dressing Versus Conventional Dressing Sanjay Chatterjee and 2 Rituraj Assistant Professor, 2 Resident, Department of General Surgery NIMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, India *Corresponding Author : Sanjay Chatterjee Abstract Wound dressing plays an important role in wound healing. Newer type of wound dressings includes Biological dressings like collagen granules, ...

BACKGROUND Burn injuries are a huge public health issue for children. The aim of this study was to determine the demographic and etiological features, burn wound infections, and clinical trends of 2346 pediatric burns patients over 15 years in the southeast provinces of Turkey and to establish criteria for a pediatric burn prevention program. METHODS Age, gender, degree of burn, demographics,...

INTRODUCTION Burn injury is a medical problem as well as a social burden on the national health services in developing countries. Trace elements have important roles in wound healing and act as antioxidants. In this study, zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) levels in plasma of burned patients and their relationship with the burn surface area and time-related pattern are determined in the admitted patien...

BACKGROUND Partial thickness burns are painful, difficult to manage and can have a negative effect on quality of life through scarring, permanent disfigurement and loss of function. The aim of burn treatment in partial thickness burns is to save lives, stimulate wound healing by creating an optimumly moist wound environment, to have debriding and analgesic effects, protect the wound from infect...

The instrument described in this manuscript was developed to perform objective, quantitative measurements of wound healing, which will enable service providers to assess, improve, and individualize the treatment given to each wound patient. It was designed to produce measures that will enable the care provider to assess the current state of the wound as well as gain insight into the time course...

Pressure ulcers, a devastating and costly healthcare problem, often occur in home healthcare settings. We sought to determine if these and other chronic wounds treated at home with negative pressure wound therapy close faster and reduce treatment costs compared to conventional therapies. Records for 1,032 Medicare home healthcare patients with 1,170 wounds that failed to respond to previous int...

Hands are the most frequent sites of burn injury, complications after thermal hand injury include and proper management is essential to assure that optimal functional recovery is achieved. Although each hand represents less than 3% of the total body surface area, burns to the hand are considered serious injuries and should be referred to a burn center. The thin, highly mobile dorsal skin, the s...

BACKGROUND Topical antimicrobial agents have proven efficacy in preventing life-threatening invasive burn wound infection. Under wartime or mass-casualty conditions, however, there may be an inadequate supply of these agents. This study aimed to identify those patients most likely to benefit therefrom. METHODS Logistical regression analysis of data from the U.S. Army Burn Center was performed...