Patients who are admitted to the hospital after sustaining a large burn injury are at high risk
for developing hospital-associated infections. If patients survive the initial 72 hours after a …

Purpose: The increasing burden of invasive fungal infections results in growing challenges
to antifungal (AF) therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). This review aims to provide an …

Augmented renal clearance (ARC) refers to the state of heightened renal filtration commonly
observed in the critically ill. Its prevalence in this patient population is a consequence of the …

Multidrug‐resistant pathogens are one of the common causes of death in burn patients and
have a high risk of nosocomial infections, especially pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and …

Introduction: Despite modern advances, the primary cause of death after burns remains
infection and sepsis. A key factor in determining outcomes is colonization with multi-drug …

In patients that are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), the clinical outcome of severe
infections depends on several factors, as well as the early administration of chemotherapies …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an emerging treatment modality
associated with a high frequency of antibiotic use. However, several covariables emerge …

Infections are the leading cause of mortality in burn patients who survive initial resuscitation
1, 2 and present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. 3 Here, the authors discuss the role …

Patients sustaining a thermal injury of 20% or greater of their total body surface area (TBSA)
will require fluid resuscitation to treat shock. 1 Those patients with TBSA injury less than …

Background: Infection is common after burn injury and accounts for the most frequent
complications of burn injury. This review describes the effects of burn injury on …