Background: Diagnosis of sepsis in burn patients remains difficult for various reasons. One major problem is the definition itself. Therefore, previous and current definitions are a matter ongoing validation, but well-defined consensus on which clinical laboratory parameters to incorporate such lacking. The aim present study was compare incidence time-related occurrence septic events according ...

00051504 Fred T. Caldwell, Jr., MD: Etiology and Control of Postburn Hypermetabolism: The 1991 Presidential Address to the American Burn Association. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation Vol. 12, No.5 :385-401,1991 ".....The conclusion to be reached is that adequate energy from external infrared heaters or the use of occlusive dressings reduces the HMR [hypermetabolic response] to burn injur...

Burn injuries continue to cause morbidity and mortality internationally. Despite international collaborations and preventative measures, there are still many cases reported in high- and low-income countries. The treatment of these patients is often protracted and requires extensive resources. The adequate resuscitation of these patients coupled with meticulous wound care can have a huge impact ...

t he American Bar Association (ABA) does not publish reviews of sociologic and criminologic research projects, but it does have firm policy egarding the transfer of juveniles into the adult justice ystem. The ABA believes that underage defendants generlly should not be placed in the adult system. Thus, the rowing trend by courts to try minors as adults has tirred deep concern within the associa...

Methods A case record audit was conducted at Government Kilpauk Medical College having two burn units; one at the Kilpauk medical college Hospital and the other at Government Royapettah Hospital. Emergency department registers, burn center registers and case sheets of patients with burns who attended the Emergency Department, from January 2013 to December 2013 were studied. The adherence to nat...

I am humbled by the honor bestowed upon me to serve as the President of the American Burn Association (ABA). For me, it is the ultimate achievement in a career that started, as with most burn doctors of my generation, as a matter of circumstance and opportunity rather than a matter of choice. Having fallen into the field, however, I must state that I am fortunate and proud to have had the pleas...