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Essential Burn Care for Non-Burn Specialists
Despite a decreasing number of burns and improvement in mortality of burn patients in the United States, burn injuries are still frequent. Non-burn...
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Burn or trauma scoring: experience of the burn unit of the Queen Astrid Military Hospital during the terror attacks on 22 March 2016
PurposeOn 22 March 2016, the burn unit (BU) of Queen Astrid Military Hospital assessed a surge in severely injured victims from terror attacks at the...
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Burn trauma in infants
BackgroundA wealth of data exists concerning pediatric burn epidemiology in general, but more is explicitly needed in infants under 1 year of age, a...
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Experiences of Alaska Native people living with burn injury and opportunities for health system strengthening
BackgroundInjuries are a leading cause of death and disability for Alaska Native (AN) people. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is...
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The Timing of Operative Intervention for Pediatric Burn Patients in Malawi
BackgroundDefining the optimal timing of operative intervention for pediatric burn patients in a resource-limited environment is challenging. We...
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Update in Pediatric Burn Care
Purpose of the ReviewBurn injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. This review article will attempt to provide the most...
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Abdominal compartment syndrome, not a rare phenomenon in patients with major burn injury
BackgroundSevere burns patients are in danger of intra-abdominal hypertension and its sequelae including organ failure, abdominal compartment...
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A single-center, open-labeled, randomized, 6-month, parallel-group study to assess the safety and efficacy of allogeneic cultured keratinocyte sheet transplantation for deep second-degree burn wounds: rationale and design of phase I/II clinical trial
BackgroundBurn-related injuries are a major global health issue, causing 180,000 deaths per year. Early debridement of necrotic tissue in association...
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Efficacy and Adverse Effects of IV Morphine for Burn Pain Management in the Emergency Department: An Observational Study
IntroductionThe management of pain following a burn is extremely complex because of the multifactorial nature of burn pain (nociceptive and...
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Outcome of burn injury and associated factor among patient visited at Addis Ababa burn, emergency and trauma hospital: a two years hospital-based cross-sectional study
BackgroundBurn is one of the critical health problems worldwide. Develo** countries with sub-Saharan and Asian populations are affected more. Its...
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Comparative study of Staphylococcus aureus from burn patients and healthcare workers in a burn center, Yazd, Iran
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are proposed as the potential source of transmission of Staphylococcus aureus to hospitalized patients, especially in burn...
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Electrical burn injuries: disabling lives even in 2022
BackgroundWith the widespread consumption of electricity, electrical injuries have been a source of immense damage for mankind globally and locally....
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Glomerular injury after trauma, burn, and sepsis
Acute kidney injury development after trauma, burn, or sepsis occurs frequently but remains a scientific and clinical challenge. Whereas the...
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Frailty as a predictor of adverse outcomes in burn patients: a systematic review
BackgroundThe identification of new prognostic tools for the prediction of burn patients’ morbidity outcomes is necessary. Considering the...
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Comparison of the effects of burn assessment mission game with feedback lecture on nursing students’ knowledge and skills in the burn patients’ assessment: a randomized clinical trial
BackgroundLearning of burn patient assessment is very important, but heart-breaking for nursing students. This study aimed to compare the effects of...
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Baseline factors associated with split-thickness skin graft failure in burn patients: a retrospective observational analysis of a cohort of 69 burn patients
BackgroundTreatment of patients with a significant percentage of total body surface area of deep burns requires intensive care, including...
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The effectiveness of the psychosocial empowerment program in early adjustment among adult burn survivors
BackgroundBurns constitute a major global health challenge, causing not only physical trauma, but also significant psychosocial and emotional...
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Occupational burn injuries in Finland 2011–2015
BackgroundThis study comprises all hospitalized work-related burn injuries in one country during 2011–2015. The purpose was to describe demographics,...
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Coenzyme Q10 supplementation in burn patients: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial
BackgroundBurn injuries are important medical problems that, aside from skin damage, cause a systemic response including inflammation, oxidative...
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Association of inflammatory biomarkers with overall survival in burn patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionThe inflammatory response to burn injuries can lead to organ dysfunction that ultimately results in increased mortality and morbidity....
