The fundamental skin role is to supply a supportive barrier to protect body against harmful
agents and injuries. Three layers of skin including epidermis, dermis and hypodermis form a …

The skin plays an important role in the maintenance of the human's body physiological
homeostasis. It acts as a coverage that protects against infective microorganism or …

Objective: The aim of this study was to measure neutrophil function longitudinally following
burn injury and to examine the relationship between neutrophil dysfunction and sepsis …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most predominant pathogens associated with burn
wound infections, causing considerable morbidity and mortality. The indiscriminate usage of …

The creation of skin substitutes has significantly decreased morbidity and mortality of skin
wounds. Although there are still a number of disadvantages of currently available skin …

Background It is currently unclear whether parenteral selenium supplementation should be
recommended in the management of critically ill patients. Here we conducted a systematic …

Severe burn injury is associated with systemic coagulopathy. The changes in coagulation
described in patients with severe burns resemble those found patients with sepsis or major …

With improvements in personnel and vehicular body armor, robust casualty evacuation
capabilities, and damage control resuscitation strategies, more combat casualties are …

BACKGROUND Procalcitonin (PCT), the prohormone of calcitonin, has an early and highly
specific increase in response to systemic bacterial infection. The objectives of this study …

Background Major trauma is associated with high incidence of septic complications and
multiple organ dysfunction (MOD), which markedly influence the outcome of injured patients …