Abstract Introduction The American Burn Association (ABA) Therapist Certification (BT-C) program, developed in 2018, derived from an organizational desire to promote vetted quality burn care across the interprofessional team. Leadership positions within organizations, are responsible for formulating policy, developing education, and providing oversite ensure success of association. A previous s...

Severe burn injury is accompanied by a systemic inflammatory response, making traditional indicators of sepsis both insensitive and nonspecific. To address this, the American Burn Association (ABA) published diagnostic criteria in 2007 to standardize the definition of sepsis in these patients. These criteria include temperature (>39°C or <36°C), progressive tachycardia (>110 beats per minute), ...

I’d like to welcome you all to the 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association (ABA). Because we are in Boston, I’d like to start with the Cocoanut Grove fire. The Cocoanut Grove was a popular night club in Boston, which was located just a few blocks from here (Figure 1). On November 28, 1942, it was to be the scene of a celebration after the Boston College and Holy Cross football game...

This study evaluated the regional burn health care system of the Commonwealth of Virginia using the criteria for optimal care of the burn patient designated by the American Burn Association. The data base for this evaluation was hospital records of seven hospitals in Virginia. The major shortcoming of the designated criteria was the grading system for the severity of burn injury. Using the crit...

American Burn Association (ABA) members and guests, I am honored to have been your president for the past year. However, I stand before you by the goodwill of many who have worked with me over the years. I start with the ABA central office. Under the leadership of John Krichbaum, JD, the central office staff exhibits the same dedication to issues related to burn care, education, and research th...

BACKGROUND The quality of oral and poster conference presentations differ. We hypothesized that the quality of reporting is better in oral abstracts than in poster abstracts at the American Burn Association (ABA) conference meeting. METHODS All 511 abstracts (2000: N = 259, 2008: N = 252) from the ABA annual meetings in year 2000 and 2008 were screened. RCT's and obervational studies were ana...

BACKGROUND There is increasing evidence that sex differences may influence responses after thermal injury and affect clinical outcomes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationships between sex, thermal injury, body size, and inpatient mortality in burn patients. METHODS Medical records of adults with >20% total body surface area (TBSA) burn injury admitted to two American Bur...

"American Burn Association Practice Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Burn Patients" was published to provide recommendation for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia in burn patients. This article makes interpretations and conclusions for prevention, diagnosis and treatment from this guideline in the ...

Guidelines • Adults and children with burns greater than 20% TBSA should undergo formal fluid resuscitation using estimates based on body size and surface area burned. • Common formulas used to initiate of resuscitation estimate a crystalloid need for 2 to 4 ml/kg body weight/%TBSA during the first 24 hours. • Fluid resuscitation, regardless of solution type or estimated need, should be titrate...

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...