e ach year in the United States, burn injuries result in more than 500,000 hospital emergency department visits and approximately 50,000 acute admissions. Most burn injuries are relatively minor, and patients are discharged following outpatient treatment at the initial medical facility. Of the patients who require hospitalization, about 20,000 are admitted directly or by referral to hospitals w...

OBJECTIVE Diabetic burn patients comprise a significant population in burn centers. The purpose of the study was to determine the demographic characteristics of diabetic burn patients and their rate of community-acquired and nosocomial infections. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a 46-month retrospective chart and patient registry review comparing diabetic with nondiabetic burn patients. ...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated changes in serum oxidative stress parameters in burn cases compared to healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was performed in 41 burn patients with mild to severe thermal burn injuries and 38 healthy volunteers. The burn cases were selected from patients who were hospitalized in the burn unit for the treatment of second- and third-degree burns. M...

Aim of study to identify, describe the patterns first 950 burn patients treated in Konya Education and Research Hospital Burn Unit. First consecutive 950 patients with burn injury hospitalized included in this study. The patient’s records reviewed for this study. Patient’s ratio male to female is 1.64. The mean age was 30.52±22.54 years; range was 0-94 years. Scald was the most frequent caused ...

Bu:ns patients me i11 need of extra attention in spe­cialied intensive care units, specially as due to their sustai­ned burns and resultant circulatory upset their life is in danger. A severe burn is classified as over 30"{, body sur­face in adults and over 100";, in children.  Two types of shock are encountered in burns:  1)Hypovolaemic shock during the first three days. followed by;  2)Se...

OBJECTIVES To quantify the risk of burn injury associated with home oxygen use and to examine the risk factors associated with the development of this injury. PATIENTS AND METHODS We used a nested case-control and a retrospective cohort design to study enrollment and claims data from a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries 66 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmona...

"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 ...

INTRODUCTION Fusarium spp are ubiquitous fungi recognized as opportunistic agents of human infections, and can produce severe infections in burn patients. The literature on Fusarium spp infections in pediatric burn patients is scarce. OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical and epidemiological features as well as outcome of Fusarium spp infections in pediatric burn patients. PATIENTS AND METHOD...

BACKGROUND As the number of US burn centers has declined, access to burn care is increasingly limited. Inexperience in burn wound assessment by referring physicians often results in overtriage or undertriage. In an effort to improve access to burn care in our region, we instituted a program of telemedicine evaluation of acute burns. METHODS We created a telemedicine network linking our burn c...

BACKGROUND Despite several studies investigating the pathophysiologic effects of tourniquet usage in extremity surgeries, there are not enough data about these effects in adhesion release surgeries of burn patients. In the light of numerous metabolic changes of burn tissues, we tried to determine whether there are any significant differences in metabolic responses of burn tissues to tourniquet...