burn

Case Report and Brief Review

Ilioinguinal Flap Combined With Tensor Fascia Lata Muscle Flap to Repair Deep Electrical Burns in the Lower Abdomen: A Report of Two Cases

06/25/2019

Delin Hu ;

Yan Zhou ;

Shiping Lu ;

Youxin Yu ;

Linsen Fang , MSM;

Desiree Morris , BS, BA;

Chengying Meng ;

Jiayan Hu ;

Yexiang Sun ;

This article describes 2 patients with deep electrical burns in the lower abdomen that showed extensive skin and soft tissue damage, partial necrosis of abdominal muscle tissue, and weak abdominal wall.

This article describes 2...

06/25/2019

Wounds

Laboratory Research

Temporal Activation of Senescence-associated Secretory Proteins in a Post Burn Hypertrophic Scarring Model

03/28/2019

Introduction. Hypertrophic scarring is the most debilitating factor that impedes the quality of life of burn survivors. Though cellular senescence was reported in burn patients’ skin, the temporal activation of cellular senescence in scar...

Introduction. Hypertrophic...

03/28/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Efficacy of Silver-based Gel Compared With Fusidic Acid Cream in Topical Treatment Following Trichloroacetic Acid Facial Skin Peeling: A Pilot Study

12/03/2018

Lior Heller ;

Hodaya Saadon ;

Geva Landau ;

Shaked Menashe ;

Sami Gabario ;

This pilot study assesses the efficacy and tolerability of a silver-based gel compared with fusidic acid cream as a complementary topical treatment for burns following TCA peeling.

This pilot study assesses the...

12/03/2018

Wounds

Educational Report

Mobile App to Assist Health Care for Burn Victims

10/21/2018

BACKGROUND: Burn injuries in Brazil are a public health problem. It is estimated that 2 million people each year suffer from these injuries. A lot of burn victims are treated by non-specialists who need more information about appropriate...

BACKGROUND: Burn injuries in...

10/21/2018

Wounds

Clinical Research Poster

Treatment of Burns with Concentrated Surfactant Technology

10/18/2018

BACKGROUND: Since the presence of necrosis increases the chances of infection and delays healing, most deeper burns are treated with excision, followed by, depending on the depth, autografting or use of a dressing. Debridement is painful and...

BACKGROUND: Since the presence...

10/18/2018

Wounds

Clinical Research Poster

Treatment of Pediatric Burns with Concentrated Surfactant Gel Technology (CST) with or Without an Antimicrobial Agent

10/11/2018

OBJECTIVE: A concentrated surfactant gel technology (CST) gel was designed to aid in maintaining moist wound healing and to soften debris, assisting in surfactant driven autolytic debridement. A clinical study was conducted to look at its...

OBJECTIVE: A concentrated...

10/11/2018

Wounds

Clinical Research Poster

Comparing a High-concentration Topical Surfactant With and Without a Topical Antimicrobial in the Management of Burns

10/10/2018

OBJECTIVE: A surface-acting agent based on concentrated surfactant technology (CST), in certain patients in combination with a topical antimicrobial agent, was studied for both debriding properties and wound healing-related aspects in a trial...

OBJECTIVE: A surface-acting...

10/10/2018

Wounds

Case Series

Topical Nystatin Treatment for Candida Infection Following Wound Reconstruction

01/31/2018

Yoav Gronovich ;

Sarit Karni-Shahroor ;

Ido Lysy ;

Adi Maisel Lotan ;

Yonit Wiener-Well ;

A series of 5 patients (4 females, 1 male; median age, 50; age range, 1.5–83 years) with nosocomial Candida infection of burns and chronic wounds that were reconstructed with split-thickness skin grafts is presented.

A series of 5 patients (4...

01/31/2018

Wounds

Review

Postburn Itch: A Review of the Literature

01/08/2018

Léo LaSalle ;

Bernadette Nedelec ;

The problem of postburn itch has been underevaluated and undertreated in the past. However, recently published data have expanded the evidence base, which provides clinicians and their patients with new evaluation and treatment options that...

The problem of postburn itch has...

01/08/2018

Wounds

Review

Itching for Knowledge About Wound and Scar Pruritus

01/08/2018

Laura K.S. Parnell , MSc, CWS;

A brief overview of itch receptors and pathways is provided to help the reader better understand the complexity of the resultant itch sensation. Also, some nonpharmacological and pharmacological antipruritic therapies and their mechanisms of...

A brief overview of itch...

01/08/2018

Wounds