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Burns/Intensive Care Topic Center

Burns/Intensive Care

Case Q&A
06/11/2024
Stephen M. Milner
This Case Q&A on sunburn discusses its pathophysiology, treatment options, the role of ultraviolet radiation, and the evolutionary benefit of skin pigmentation.
This Case Q&A on sunburn discusses its pathophysiology, treatment options, the role of ultraviolet radiation, and the evolutionary benefit of skin pigmentation.
This Case Q&A on sunburn...
06/11/2024
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Case Report
06/07/2024
Kaori Yauchi
Natsuki Shikata
Yoshie Shibaoka
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy use in treatment of necrotizing soft tissue infection extending from the buttocks and perineum down to the left lower limb.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy use in treatment of necrotizing soft tissue infection extending from the buttocks and perineum down to the left lower limb.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy use in...
06/07/2024
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Case Q&A
05/28/2024
Stephen M. Milner
Allograft skin for burn care is presented for a 35-year-old male who was admitted to the burn center after he threw gasoline onto a bonfire.
Allograft skin for burn care is presented for a 35-year-old male who was admitted to the burn center after he threw gasoline onto a bonfire.
Allograft skin for burn care is...
05/28/2024
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Case Q&A
05/24/2024
Stephen M. Milner
A 35-year-old male was 1 of 6 men injured when a grain silo exploded and was treated with a split-thickness skin graft.
A 35-year-old male was 1 of 6 men injured when a grain silo exploded and was treated with a split-thickness skin graft.
A 35-year-old male was 1 of 6...
05/24/2024
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Case Q&A
04/24/2024
Stephen M. Milner
A 2-year-old girl sustained mixed second- and third-degree burns to 37% of her body after accidentally tipping a pan of hot oil over herself.
A 2-year-old girl sustained mixed second- and third-degree burns to 37% of her body after accidentally tipping a pan of hot oil over herself.
A 2-year-old girl sustained...
04/24/2024
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Case Q&A
04/16/2024
Stephen M. Milner
A 36-year-old male was rescued by firefighters from a house fire and sustained deep burns to 60% of his body surface area, including his head and neck.
A 36-year-old male was rescued by firefighters from a house fire and sustained deep burns to 60% of his body surface area, including his head and neck.
A 36-year-old male was rescued...
04/16/2024
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Case Q&A
03/27/2024
Stephen M. Milner
This Case Q&A presents a scald burn in a 3-year-old and discusses the mechanism of injury, the options available for management, the scientific evidence supporting the retention and debridement of blisters, and what features suggest...
This Case Q&A presents a scald burn in a 3-year-old and discusses the mechanism of injury, the options available for management, the scientific evidence supporting the retention and debridement of blisters, and what features suggest...
This Case Q&A presents a scald...
03/27/2024
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Case Q&A
02/28/2024

Stephen M. Milner, MBBS, BDS, DSc (Hon), FRCSE, FACS

Stephen M. Milner, MBBS, BDS, DSc (Ho...
Classification of burn depth is discussed in the context of a 41-year-old man with 15% total body surface area burn localized to his right upper extremity and chest.
Classification of burn depth is discussed in the context of a 41-year-old man with 15% total body surface area burn localized to his right upper extremity and chest.
Classification of burn depth is...
02/28/2024
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Original Research
02/08/2024

Divya Syam, MCh; N.C. Sreekumar, MCh

Divya Syam, MCh; N.C. Sreekumar, MCh ...
This series of cases presents hand injuries requiring skin cover that utilize skin harvested from the instep of the foot.
This series of cases presents hand injuries requiring skin cover that utilize skin harvested from the instep of the foot.
This series of cases presents...
02/08/2024
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Case Q&A
12/08/2023

Stephen M. Milner, MBBS, BDS, DSc (Hon), FRCSE, FACS

Stephen M. Milner, MBBS, BDS, DSc (Ho...
Dr Stephen Milner discuss cultured epithelial autografts, including indications for use and limitations.
Dr Stephen Milner discuss cultured epithelial autografts, including indications for use and limitations.
Dr Stephen Milner discuss...
12/08/2023
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Case Q&A
08/08/2024
A 63-year-old woman underwent bilateral skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction using tissue expanders, followed by successful expander-to-implant exchange with innovative lap pad sizers for precise implant sizing.
A 63-year-old woman underwent bilateral skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction using tissue expanders, followed by successful expander-to-implant exchange with innovative lap pad sizers for precise implant sizing.
A 63-year-old woman underwent...
08/08/2024
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Original Research
07/31/2024
A new design for the bilobed flap that is more mathematically precise than the classic Zitelli design is presented for lower third nasal reconstruction.
A new design for the bilobed flap that is more mathematically precise than the classic Zitelli design is presented for lower third nasal reconstruction.
A new design for the bilobed...
07/31/2024
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Original Research
07/25/2024
This retrospective study analyzed medical records of 236 patients who underwent breast reduction mammaplasty and compared postsurgical outcomes and complications in relation to patient BMI.
This retrospective study analyzed medical records of 236 patients who underwent breast reduction mammaplasty and compared postsurgical outcomes and complications in relation to patient BMI.
This retrospective study...
07/25/2024
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Case Q&A
07/25/2024
This Case Q&A describes the use of trapezius myocutaneous flap for shoulder defect reconstruction.
This Case Q&A describes the use of trapezius myocutaneous flap for shoulder defect reconstruction.
This Case Q&A describes the use...
07/25/2024
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Original Research
07/17/2024
This meta-analysis assessed the potential of 2 closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) systems to mitigate surgical site complications (SSC) and surgical site infections (SSI) in breast surgery.
This meta-analysis assessed the potential of 2 closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) systems to mitigate surgical site complications (SSC) and surgical site infections (SSI) in breast surgery.
This meta-analysis assessed the...
07/17/2024
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Case Report
07/12/2024
This case report describes a unique anatomical variant during open carpal tunnel release and ring finger trigger release.
This case report describes a unique anatomical variant during open carpal tunnel release and ring finger trigger release.
This case report describes a...
07/12/2024
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Case Q&A
06/27/2024
Dieter Brummund
Angela Chang
Christopher Salgado
Healing by secondary intention is discussed in a case of an 82-year-old patient with multiple comorbid conditions who presented with a recurrent squamous cell carcinoma to the right ear.
Healing by secondary intention is discussed in a case of an 82-year-old patient with multiple comorbid conditions who presented with a recurrent squamous cell carcinoma to the right ear.
Healing by secondary intention...
06/27/2024
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Original Research
06/18/2024
Christopher Jou
Kyle J. Chepla
This study compared the costs between Novosorb BTM and Integra CCS bilayer for reconstruction of upper extremity soft tissue defects.
This study compared the costs between Novosorb BTM and Integra CCS bilayer for reconstruction of upper extremity soft tissue defects.
This study compared the costs...
06/18/2024
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Case Q&A
06/17/2024
Abraham Zavala
María I. Vargas
Walter Ayala
Miguel A. Chávez
Jesús López
Ricardo Delgado
This Case Q&A discusses latissimus dorsi free flaps as a reconstructive option for the management of acquired abdominal wall defects.
This Case Q&A discusses latissimus dorsi free flaps as a reconstructive option for the management of acquired abdominal wall defects.
This Case Q&A discusses...
06/17/2024
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Original Research
06/12/2024
Justin Rock
Adam Kurland
Dominick V. Congiusta
Omkar Baxi
Michael M. Vosbikian
Irfan H. Ahmed
This prospective, randomized controlled study compares nail plate replacement versus non-replacement in patients undergoing nail bed repair.
This prospective, randomized controlled study compares nail plate replacement versus non-replacement in patients undergoing nail bed repair.
This prospective, randomized...
06/12/2024
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