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Ultrasound is commonly used by physical therapists, but there is no consensus regarding the most effective therapeutic dose for accelerating healing of open or closed wounds. Now, the effect of therapeutic ultrasound on the formation of new blood vessels in full-thickness excised lesions in the flank skin of adult rats has been assessed quantitatively using microfocal X-ray techniques.To investigate...
The aims of the study were to determine the sites in a pediatric burns unit that were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. Samples from the environment in bedrooms and the common room were taken monthly for 6 months using blood agar for total counts and Baird-Parker agar for S. aureus. The air was sampled using an air-sampling device and settle plates. Hard and soft surfaces including bed, blanket,...
An increasing number of burn wound infections are now due to fungi. Historically, therapy of fungal burn wound infections (FWI) consisted of debridement, topical antifungals and/or IV amphotericin B, negating the need to categorize disease further than fungal burn wound colonization (FWC) versus FWI. Newer antifungal agents have varying spectrums of activity, increasing the importance of identifying...
This study was aimed to alert the hazard of accidental adverse reactions of photochemotherapy (Psoralen-UVA or PUVA) that has been used in the treatment for some skin diseases and commercially for cosmetic tanning. Aside from the predictable side effects of PUVA such as erythema and itching, the accidental adverse reactions such as extensive burns could occasionally occur. Our observations indicated...
Restoring function after hand burns plays a major role in the restitution of a quality of life. Thereby the reconstructed pliability of the grafted areas is of utmost importance for good hand function. The collagen elastin matrix Matriderm ® was evaluated as a dermal substitute for the treatment of severe hand burns. In a series of 10 patients, mean age 43 years, TBSA 22.8%, an early debridement...
Recent studies indicated the benefit of hydrocortisone in septic patients based on the significant reduction of catecholamines and improved outcome in common intensive care patients. The treatment of intensive care burn patients with corticosteroids was discussed with great caution due to the especially compromised immune status of severely burned patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate...
Cambodia is a developing country of 13 million people where there are an estimated 20,000 burns and 2000 burn deaths annually. Two thirds of the burns occur to children under the age of 10 years. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of burn prevention and first aid for burns in Grade 5 Cambodian school children, as baseline information to design a burn prevention campaign.A 34-question...
The scrotum provides an appropriate environment for the testicles that is essential for spermatogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the severity of ultrastructural damage to the testicles after acute thermal injury.Twenty male Sprague–Dawley rats weighing 250±20g were randomly divided into four groups of five rats each (10 testicles in each group). In the sham group, animals were anesthetized,...
This study investigated the prevalence of symptoms of depression in patients hospitalized with severe burns and the association of symptoms of depression in the hospital with physical health 2 months after discharge, controlling for pre-burn physical health as measured by the SF-36 physical composite score. Survivors of acute burns were evaluated during the hospitalization (N=262) and at 1 week (N=165)...
This study was designed to investigate the effects of ligustrazine on burn-induced myocardiac injury as well as TNF-α levels in severely burned rats. Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into four groups: (1) sham group, rats who underwent sham burn; (2) fluid-resuscitated sham group (FRsham), rats who underwent sham burn, and lactated Ringer's solution for resuscitation; (3) control group, rats given...
Burn wound blister fluid is known to sustain suppressive effects on various components of the immune system. Damaged tissues cause an increase of adenosine concentrations. Since adenosine is a potent anti-inflammatory agent we hypothesized that burn blister fluid contains high concentrations of this nucleoside.Burn blister fluid was drawn from eleven patients who suffered a second degree burn injury...
The prospect of being able to replace damaged tissue by the process of regeneration would dramatically and irrevocably change the impact, management and outcome of burns. The current understanding of stem cell-based modulation and therapy together with their potential developments do bring this prospect ever closer to a clinical reality. This paper gives a background to stem cell strategies in burns...
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