The complexity of the post-burn immune response: an overview of the associated local and systemic complications

HI Korkmaz, G Flokstra, M Waasdorp, A Pijpe… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Burn injury induces a complex inflammatory response, both locally and systemically, and is
not yet completely unravelled and understood. In order to enable the development of …

Understanding acute burn injury as a chronic disease

LW Barrett, VS Fear, JC Waithman, FM Wood… - Burns & …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
While treatment for burn injury has improved significantly over the past few decades,
reducing mortality and improving patient outcomes, recent evidence has revealed that burn …

Increased rate of long-term mortality among burn survivors: a population-based matched cohort study

SA Mason, AB Nathens, JP Byrne, C Diong… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To estimate long-term mortality following major burn injury compared with
matched controls. Summary Background Data: The effect of sustaining a major burn injury …

Epidemiology and mortality in patients hospitalized for burns in Catalonia, Spain

L Abarca, P Guilabert, N Martin, G Usua, JP Barret… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Burn injuries are one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide. Although the overall
incidence of burns and burn-related mortality is declining, these factors have not been …

Prognostic values of red blood cell distribution width, platelet count, and red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio for severe burn injury

L Qiu, C Chen, SJ Li, C Wang, F Guo, A Peszel… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), platelet count (PLT), and a RDW-to-PLT ratio (RPR)
have been associated with inflammatory activity and adverse outcomes in many diseases …

Tranexamic acid in burn surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AJ Fijany, KB Givechian, I Zago, SE Olsson, MJ Boctor… - Burns, 2023 - Elsevier
Burn injury causes a coagulopathy that is poorly understood. After severe burns, significant
fluid losses are managed by aggressive resuscitation that can lead to hemodilution. These …

Risk factors for nosocomial infections and/or sepsis in adult burns patients: An integrative review

XYD Tan, T Wiseman, V Betihavas - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In comparison to general trauma patients, loss of skin barrier amongst the burns
cohort predisposes them to a higher risk of nosocomial infections and sepsis, and this often …

Nonsevere burn induces a prolonged systemic metabolic phenotype indicative of a persistent inflammatory response postinjury

MJ Ryan, E Raby, L Whiley, R Masuda… - Journal of Proteome …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Globally, burns are a significant cause of injury that can cause substantial acute trauma as
well as lead to increased incidence of chronic comorbidity and disease. To date, research …

Prognostic values of platelet distribution width and platelet distribution width-to-platelet ratio in severe burns

JC Lin, GH Wu, JJ Zheng, ZH Chen, XD Chen - Shock, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Platelet distribution width (PDW) and PDW-to-platelet ratio (PPR) have been
proven to be good prognostic indicators for many diseases. However, their prognostic …

Burn injury and incidence of psychiatric disorders: a retrospective cohort study of 18,198 patients from Germany

CS Bich, K Kostev, A Baus, L Jacob - Burns, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims The goal of this study was to investigate the association between burn injury and the
incidence of psychiatric disorders in patients followed for up to five years in general …