introduction: musculoskeletal growth is variable during adolescent period and reaches its maximum by 18 years, whereas hemopoietic parameters reach adult values by 15 years. after adolescence period, the blood parameters may vary with nutrition and built of the individual. the purpose of this study was to find out any correlation between anthropometric and hematological parameters after the ado...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, time course, and outcome of acute kidney injury after major burns and to evaluate the impact of possible predisposing factors (age, gender, and depth and extent of injury) and the relation to other dysfunctioning organs and sepsis. METHOD We performed an explorative cohort study on patients with a TBSA% (percentage burned ...

Controversy has continued regarding the practicality and accuracy of the Parkland burn formula since its introduction over 35 years ago. The best guide for adequacy of resuscitation is urine output (UOP) per hour. A retrospective study of patients resuscitated with the Parkland formula was conducted to determine the accuracy (calculated vs. actual volume) based on UOP. A review of burn resuscit...

Background Changes in platelet concentration are common in severe burn patients. Platelets play a key role in the course of disease. This study aims to explore the significance of platelet concentration during the course of the disease in victims of a mass burn casualty. Methods A total of 180 patients were involved in the "8.2" Kunshan explosion accident in China. The examined data included ...

Our recent literature survey indicated a lack of clinical assessment of the influence of gender and site of burn injury on the outcome of patients with extensive burns. This report examines the effect of burn sites and gender on extensive burns' mortality. Data was gathered from 283 patients with burns larger than 65% of the total body surface area (TBSA) above the belt line or below the belt l...

Abstract Introduction Tracheostomy is a commonly performed procedure in critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. However, nationwide practice patterns for the role of tracheostomy burn have not been well described. Methods A 25-question Qualtrics online survey was distributed by American Burn Association (ABA) to their physician members. Questions pertained practition...

Autologous skin substitute production for severe burn patients requires particular attention to culture conditions in order maintain stem cells, as various factors can affect their preservation and give variable clinical results. The goal of this study was create a database from all the data medical records available since beginning LOEX’s activities find which keratinocytes fibroblasts. With r...

Background/Objective: Over-resuscitation of burn patients leads to dangerous edema-related sequelae. The Parkland formula is commonly used predict fluid requirements in the 24 hours following injury, yet studies report widely varying resuscitation rates. This study aims assess practices at Lutheran Hospital and evaluate correlations between rates fluid-overload complications.Methods: A retrospe...

AIM To analyze the causes, demographic and socio-cultural aspects, and the magnitude of burn injuries prospectively and to evaluate the outcome of treatment of patients admitted to burns ICU of tertiary care hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 892 burn patients admitted over a period of 6 years from January 2002 to December 2007 at tertiary care hospital in Punjab, India, were analyzed...

Purpose. This study was conducted to examine the effect of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy on quadriceps muscle strength after burn injury. Methods. From April 2021 June 2022, sixty male patients who suffered from second degree lower limb thermal injury and Total body surface area (TBSA) 25% 35% participated in this study. Their ages ranged (20-40) years. They were randomly assigned two gr...