Introduction Troponin is an integral component of the evaluation for acute coronary
syndrome (ACS) and occlusion myocardial infarction (OMI). However, troponin may be …

Early Hemodynamic Management of Critically Ill Burn Patients Early Hemodynamic Management
of Critically Ill Burn Patients Anesthesiology. 2018 Sep;129(3):583-589. doi …

Patients who experience severe burn injuries face a massive inflammatory response
resulting in hemodynamic and cardiovascular complications. Even after immediate and …

Patients suffering major burn injury represent a unique population of critically ill patients.
Widespread skin and tissue damage causes release of systemic inflammatory mediators that …

One of the fundamental aspects of initial burn care is the ability to accurately measure the
TBSA of injured tissue. Discrepancies between initial estimates of burn size and actual …

Burn-induced heart dysfunction is a key factor for patient mortality. However, the molecular
mechanisms are not yet fully elucidated. This study sought to understand whether burn …

Objective: To examine the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) after burn injury as an
independent risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality over initial hospitalization and 1 …

The objective of this study was to quantify differences between estimated TBSA from
referring hospitals vs calculated TBSA in the burn unit in regards to several variables. We …

Acute kidney injury (AKI), although rare, is a major complication of burn injury that commonly
leads to mortality. It results from a complex interplay of various cellular and neuro-humoral …

Severe burn injury elicits a profound stress response with the potential for high morbidity
and mortality. If polytrauma is present, patient outcomes appear to be worse. Sex-based …