Burn wound infections

D Church, S Elsayed, O Reid, B Winston… - Clinical microbiology …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Burns are one of the most common and devastating forms of trauma. Patients with serious
thermal injury require immediate specialized care in order to minimize morbidity and …

Critical care of the burn patient: the first 48 hours

BA Latenser - Critical care medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The goal of this concise review is to provide an overview of some of the most
important resuscitation and monitoring issues and approaches that are unique to burn …

The phenomenon of “fluid creep” in acute burn resuscitation

JR Saffle - Journal of burn care & research, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Several reports have documented that modern burn patients receive far more resuscitation
fluid than predicted by the Parkland formula—a phenomenon termed “fluid creep.” This …

Lung ultrasound predicts well extravascular lung water but is of limited usefulness in the prediction of wedge pressure

G Volpicelli, S Skurzak, E Boero, G Carpinteri… - …, 2014 - pubs.asahq.org
Background: Pulmonary congestion is indicated at lung ultrasound by detection of B-lines,
but correlation of these ultrasound signs with pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) …

Extravascular lung water in patients with severe sepsis: a prospective cohort study

GS Martin, S Eaton, M Mealer, M Moss - Critical care, 2005 - Springer
Introduction Few investigations have prospectively examined extravascular lung water
(EVLW) in patients with severe sepsis. We sought to determine whether EVLW may …

A clinical randomized study on the effects of invasive monitoring on burn shock resuscitation

C Holm, M Mayr, J Tegeler, F Hörbrand… - Burns, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: Ever since Charles Baxter's recommendations the standard regime for
burn shock resuscitation remains crystalloid infusion at a rate of 4ml/kg/% burn in the first …

Accurate characterization of extravascular lung water in acute respiratory distress syndrome

DM Berkowitz, PA Danai, S Eaton, M Moss… - Critical care …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Measurements of extravascular lung water (EVLW) correlate to the degree of
pulmonary edema and have substantial prognostic information in critically ill patients. Prior …

Decreased fluid volume to reduce organ damage: a new approach to burn shock resuscitation? A preliminary study

S Arlati, E Storti, V Pradella, L Bucci, A Vitolo, M Pulici - Resuscitation, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of decreased fluid resuscitation on multiple-organ
dysfunction after severe burns. This approach was referred to as “permissive hypovolaemia” …

Effect on extrapulmonary sepsis‐induced acute lung injury by hemoperfusion with neutral microporous resin column

Z Huang, S Wang, Z Yang, J Liu - Therapeutic apheresis and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of neutral microporous resin
hemoperfusion on oxygenation improvement, removal of inflammatory cytokines in plasma …

A protocol for resuscitation of severe burn patients guided by transpulmonary thermodilution and lactate levels: a 3-year prospective cohort study

M Sánchez, A García-de-Lorenzo, E Herrero, T Lopez… - Critical Care, 2013 - Springer
Introduction The use of urinary output and vital signs to guide initial burn resuscitation may
lead to suboptimal resuscitation. Invasive hemodynamic monitoring may result in over …