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Epidemiological Characteristics and Prognostic Factors for Mortality in Severe Burns: A 32‐Year Analysis (1993–2024) From a National Referral Center in the Dominican Republic

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Severe burns represent a major public health burden in middle‐income countries. This study describes the epidemiological profile and identifies independent prognostic factors for in‐hospital mortality in patients with severe burns treated at the national referral center of the Dominican Republic over a 32‐year period.
José Enrique Cueva‐Ramírez, Rosario Valdez, Rosy Tejada, Gregorio Gonzalez‐Alcaide, Jose‐Manuel Ramos‐Rincon   +4 more
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Impact of Inhalation Injury on Burn Outcome and Challenges of Burn Care in Selected Adult Major Burns Patients Treated at a Tertiary Institutional Teaching Hospital in Benin City Edo State, Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Burn injury is a major trauma which range from minor burns to major burns. Burns are the fourth most common type of trauma worldwide. Major burns have been known to have fatal outcomes.
H. O. Elimian, F. E. Elimian
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Predictive value of early admission aggregate index of systemic inflammation and peripheral blood cell ratio for clinical prognosis of patients with extremely severe burns

Xin yixue
ObjectiveTo investigate the predictive value of aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI), lymphocyte-to-platelet ratio (LPR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and immune cell counts for clinical prognosis of patients with extremely severe ...
Nan LIN, Hu XIAO
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Outcome predictors and quality of life of severe burn patients admitted to intensive care unit [PDF]

, 2010
Background Despite significant medical advances and improvement in overall mortality rate following burn injury, the treatment of patients with extensive burns remains a major challenge for intensivists.
Barboni Elisabetta, Buoninsegni Laura, Gianesello Lara, Paparella Laura, Pavoni Vittorio   +4 more
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From Smoke to Stakes: Parental Smoking During Childhood as a Predictor of Adult Gambling Behaviour

Australian Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Australia has one of the highest rates of gambling among developed countries, with important consequences for public health and well‐being. Identifying the underlying drivers of gambling behaviour is therefore a key public policy issue, particularly in understanding how early‐life experiences shape later‐life risk‐taking behaviours.
Opoku Adabor
wiley   +1 more source

First aid treatment and airway management for chemical burns combined with inhalation injury: A case report

Respirology Case Reports
Chemical burns account for a small percentage of burn patients, and there are even fewer burn patients suffering from chemical burns combined with inhalation injury.
Yaxin Shen, Liming Fu, Zhicheng Yue, Weiliang Shi, Chunyan Li, Chunjuan Zhang   +5 more
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A bibliography of published information relevant to fire toxicity [PDF]

A bibliography containing 883 references in the field of fire toxicity is presented to assist in literature searches to help reduce human fire ...
Cumming, H. J., Hilado, C. J., Kourtides, D. A., Parker, J. A.   +3 more
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Smoking Related Home Oxygen Burn Injuries: Continued Cause for Alarm [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Home oxygen therapy is a mainstay of treatment for patients with various cardiopulmonary diseases. In spite of warnings against smoking while using home oxygen, many patients sustain burn injuries.
Baker, Mary S., Bosslet, Gabriel T., Carlos, William G., McPherson, Katie A., Sood, Rajiv, Torke, Alexia M.   +5 more
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REPRESENTING POLLUTION AT THE AGRARIAN–URBAN FRONTIER: Participatory Documentary Film‐Making in Bar Elias, Lebanon

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The Beqaa Valley in Lebanon has become increasingly polluted, and residents are attributing illness to improper waste disposal and dumping. This article explores local epistemologies of pollution’s causes and effects in three films, which were researched and produced by local residents of Bar Elias, a small town in the Beqaa, which has rapidly
Hannah Sender, Hanna Baumann, Joana Dabaj   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facts, Legends and Myths on the Evolution of Resuscitation [PDF]

, 2012
This study aimed to overview in chronological order a number of "facts" and "myths" that have been reported in the literature on the history of resuscitation.
Avramidis, S
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