THE METABOLIC RESPONSE TO BURNS

The Metabolic Response to Burns

Since Cuthbertson first published his important investigations, the metabolic response to trauma has been the subject of continuous study in many disciplines of medicine (1-8). An impressive body of knowledge has been accumulated with respect to changes in plasma electrolyte concentrations, urinary electrolyte excretion, body composition, and adrenocortical activity. There is general agreement ...

Pathophysiologic Response to Burns in the Elderly☆

Over the last decades advancements have improved survival and outcomes of severely burned patients except one population, elderly. The Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) burn size in elderly has remained the same over the past three decades, and so has morbidity and mortality, despite the increased demand for elderly burn care. The objective of this study is to gain insights on why elderly burn patients hav...

Metabolic acidosis in burns.

All our tests with the Navictda sp. were negative. It was apparent, therefore, that this was not the cause of trouble but that Fragilaria striatula was suspect. This is in agreement with the report of Fraser and Lyell (1963) that an eczematous eruption in an Aberdeen fisherman was caused by Fragilaria struia. That this diatom, alone out of so many present in the sea, should have a harmful effec...

The metabolic response to cancer.

The syndrome of cachexia is characterized by anorexia and profound losses of host tissues and constitutes one of the most common paraneoplastic conditions seen with cancer. Furthermore, cachexia is associated with a considerable mortality and morbidity but its origin is still obscure and cachexia remains a multi-factorial problem. A better understanding of the cause of the cachectic process and...

Abnormal immune response in burns.