OBJECTIVE R-Baux score has obtained an acceptable validity and accuracy in predicting burn-related mortality. However, its usage and efficacy among pediatric burn patients has not been well documented. The aim of this study was to employ Pediatrics-Baux (P-Buax) score as modified version of R-Baux score in these patients to determine how it could be applicable in this population. METHODS Thro...

OBJECTIVE To compare outcome of patients with burns covering less than 15% of total body surface area(TBSA) undergoing early excision and grafting or delayed skin grafting. METHOD This was a non-randomized clinical trial including 54 patients with less than 15% TBSA burn referring to Ghotboddin Hospital of Shiraz. They were assigned to two study groups, each group including 27 patients: the e...

INTRODUCTION Burn care has rapidly improved in the past decades. However, healthcare innovations can be expensive, demanding careful choices on their implementation. Obtaining knowledge on the extent of the costs of burn injuries is an essential first step for economic evaluations within burn care. The objective of this study was to determine the economic burden of patients with burns admitted ...

Early goal directed therapy (EGDT) provided at the earliest stages of burn shock, has significant benefits for ordinary burn patients, however, its effect on patients with more than 80% of total surface area burned (TBSA) still remains unclear. In this study, 34 extensively burned patients with (87.3±5.6)% of total surface area burned were collected from January 2008 to January 2014. All burn p...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have implicated the important and active role of vitamin D in the immune system. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in children with burn injuries. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 118 patients with various degrees of burn injuries were enrolled. A checklist consisting of demographic data, tota...

Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-related (CLABSI with a positive catheter tip culture, CRBSI) are preventable causes of morbidity mortality for severe adult burns patients. Routine central line changes as CLABSI prevention strategy in patients is controversial due to the paucity evidence guide appropriate timing changes. This study aimed address this gap by in...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Dysnatremias have been evaluated in many populations and have been found to be significantly associated with mortality. However, this relationship has not been well described in the burn population. METHODS Admissions to the burn center at our institution from January 2003 to December 2008 were examined. Independent variables included gender, age, percentage total body surface...

Routine nursing activities such as dressing/bed changes increase bacterial dispersal from burns patients, potentially contaminating healthcare workers (HCW) carrying out these tasks. HCW thus become vectors for transmission of nosocomial infection between patients. The suspected relationship between %total body surface area (%TBSA) of burn and levels of bacterial release has never been fully es...

BACKGROUND Pediatric burns have a long-term social impact. This is more apparent in a developing country such as India, where their incidence and morbidity are high. The aim of this study was to provide recent prospective epidemiological data on pediatric burns in India and to suggest future preventive strategies. METHODS Children up to 18 years old admitted to the Department of Burns, Plasti...

OBJECTIVES To identify the epidemiology, pattern, outcome, and impact of infant burns in Eastern Saudi Arabia. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of admitted infants charts over 4 years (2008-2013) at the Burn Unit of King Fahad Hospital, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The charts were reviewed for age, gender, etiology, site of injury, total body surface area (TBSA), depth of burn, ho...