There is no greater trauma than a large burn. No single injury affects more organ systems than
a severe burn injury. The subsequent supraphysiologic responses to that injury lead to full…

Recognition of fluid creep has driven a large amount of the scientific investigation in the area
of acute fluid resuscitation for burn patients. The role of colloids in ameliorating fluid creep …

While topical antimicrobial agents are indicated for most if not all burn wounds, the choice of
a topical agent must consider many factors such as the wound depth, anticipated time to …

Objectives:To describe the investigation and management of an outbreak due to multiresistant
Acinetobacter baumannii and to determine risk factors for acquisition of the organism.…

Acticoat, a new silver-coated dressing, produces a moist healing environment along with the
sustained release of ionic silver for improved microbial control. These properties suggest …

We had anecdotally observed that fluid resuscitation volumes often exceed those estimated
by the Parkland Formula in adults with isolated cutaneous burns. The purpose of this study …

Background Significant blood loss continues to plague early tangential excision of the burn
wound. Although various techniques to reduce intraoperative blood loss have been …

Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been proposed as a beneficial therapy for toxic
epidermal necrolysis (TEN). However, this has been based on a limited amount of Class 5 …

Objective: Our objective was to compare outcomes of a restrictive to a liberal red cell transfusion
strategy in 20% or more total body surface area (TBSA) burn patients. We hypothesized …

SCORTEN is a scoring system used to predict mortality in toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)
patients. The accuracy of SCORTEN among TEN patients treated in burn centers has not …