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 …

Bacterial skin infections represent some of the most common infectious diseases globally.
Prevention and treatment of skin infections can involve application of a topical antimicrobial …

Objective To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international …

Healed wounds represent the final result of a complex and redundant biochemical and
cellular process. About 50% of all cases discussed in the weekly morbidity and mortality …

Abstract Introduction Bromelain-based Enzymatic Debridement has been introduced as an
additional concept to the burn surgeon's armamentarium and is best indicated for mid-to …

Background Burn wounds cause high levels of morbidity and mortality worldwide. People
with burns are particularly vulnerable to infections; over 75% of all burn deaths (after initial …

Significance: Burns are debilitating, life threatening, and difficult to assess and manage.
Recent advances in assessment and management have occurred since a comprehensive …

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 …

Management of burn-injured patients is a challenging and unique field for plastic surgeons.
Significant advances over the past decade have occurred in resuscitation, burn wound …

Abstract Introduction The Surviving Sepsis Campaign was developed to improve outcomes
for all patients with sepsis. Despite sepsis being the primary cause of death after thermal …