BACKGROUND Electrical burns are associated with complications and may aggravate burned patients. AIM To evaluate the effect of electrical burns in mortality and length of stay in a critical care unit for burn patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of medical records of 182 patients aged 15 to 90 years, admitted to an intensive care unit for burn patients. The length of stay a...

OBJECTIVE To describe burns seen at the largest hospital in Malawi. METHODS In a prospective study conducted at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi, a series of twelve accidental burns was analysed over a four-week period. RESULTS Hot water was the commonest source of burns (6 out of 12). Open-fire and petroleum lamp accidents were the commonest cause of burns among epileptic...

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OBJECTIVE To highlight the case of a sports-related alkali burn due to a common household chemical and emphasize the importance of a detailed medical history in chemical burns patients. METHODS A single-patient case study is presented along with references from existing literature. RESULTS Alkaline burn injuries associated with sports have previously been described in the literature; howeve...

Mass burns casualty disasters occur rarely, but they are difficult to manage. Management of these cases are often further complicated in poorly resourced settings found in the developing world as triage decisions often have to be made early. This case report discusses ethical dilemmas that have been encountered when treating a mass burns casualty’s incident in the setting of a regional burns un...

The results of Doppler haemodynamic investigations in electrically burned patients are described in this paper. A comparison with other burned patients is also provided. The following differences were found between the two groups: 1. diminished compliance of the myocardium in electrically burned patients; 2. markedly elevated ejection time measured by flow time. The results remain unclear and r...

Objectives: 1).To determine the extent of hospital acquired wound infections in burns patients and type of organisms involved, in a tertiary care hospital. 2). To see the mode of burns with relation to age, gender and occupation. Study design; Descriptive cross-sectional. Study setting and duration: Burns unit and West surgical wards Mayo hospital Lahore from Jan. 2009 to Nov. 2009. Material an...

BACKGROUND Most burns happen in low- and middle-income countries. In India, deaths related to burns are more common in women than in men and occur against a complex background in which the cause - accidental or non-accidental, suicidal or homicidal - is often unclear. Our study aimed to understand the antecedents to burns and the problem of ascribing cause, the sequence of medicolegal events af...

Burn wound infection delays wound healing, leading to varying degrees of morbidity and mortality. Various antibiotics are administered to burn patients in burn wound management. The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a menace that costs families and the country. This review seeks to expound on infections related to burn wounds, common bacteria of burn wound infections and choice of antibioti...