Background: Burn dressings and systemic antibiotics are used to combat invasive burn wound infections. With emergence of antibiotic resistance and a emergence of a large variety of dressings, it becomes important to work out a strategy to use systemic ...
Madhubari Vathulya +3 more
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Endothelial progenitor cells and burn injury - exploring the relationship. [PDF]
Burn wounds result in varying degrees of soft tissue damage that are typically graded clinically. Recently a key participant in neovascularization, the endothelial progenitor cell, has been the subject of intense cardiovascular research to explore ...
Adnani, Blake O +4 more
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Effects of grassland alteration from mowing and fire on bird activity at a Colorado airfield
Grass management has been used for many years at airports in an attempt to reduce numbers of birds and other wildlife and the collisions with aircraft associated with them.
Kara A. Carragher +4 more
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Recent Advances in Experimental Burn Models
Experimental burn models are essential tools for simulating human burn injuries and exploring the consequences of burns or new treatment strategies. Unlike clinical studies, experimental models allow a direct comparison of different aspects of burns ...
Dandan Hao, Mahtab Nourbakhsh
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Using ordinal logistic regression to evaluate the performance of laser-Doppler predictions of burn-healing time [PDF]
Background Laser-Doppler imaging (LDI) of cutaneous blood flow is beginning to be used by burn surgeons to predict the healing time of burn wounds; predicted healing time is used to determine wound treatment as either dressings or surgery.
A Agresti +44 more
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Pain and anxiety are major issues among older patients with burn injuries. Complementary medicine and non-pharmacological methods can relieve pain and anxiety in older people, but comparison of the effects of these methods needs further research.
Yaghob Moradipoor +6 more
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Meta-analysis and systematic review of skin graft donor-site dressings with future guidelines. [PDF]
Background: Many types of split-thickness skin graft (STSG) donor-site dressings are available with little consensus from the literature on the optimal dressing type. The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the most recent outcomes regarding
Alwaal +58 more
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The Use of Virtual Reality Facilitates Dialectical Behavior Therapy® “Observing Sounds and Visuals” Mindfulness Skills Training Exercises for a Latino Patient with Severe Burns: A Case Study [PDF]
Sustaining a burn injury increases an individual’s risk of developing psychological problems such as generalized anxiety, negative emotions, depression, acute stress disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Alhalabi, Wadee +11 more
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A Narrative Review of the Potential Roles of Lipid-Based Vesicles (Vesiculosomes) in Burn Management
Burn injuries can have a lasting effect on people’s quality of life, as they negatively impact their physical and mental health. Then, they are likely to suffer psychological problems as a result. A serious problem is that deep burns are more challenging
Bazigha K. Abdul Rasool +4 more
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The effect of diabetes on burn patients: a retrospective cohort study
Background Hyperglycemia during the acute phase after burn is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is little knowledge regarding the effect of pre-existing hyperglycemia in the form of diabetes on the outcomes after severe burns.
Reinhard Dolp +4 more
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