Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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This study examines adult safety knowledge and practices regarding the use of paraffin cooking appliances. The use of these is common in South Africa with injury risks that are poorly understood. This cross-sectional study was in an informal settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa, where children were reportedly at high risk for burns. ⋯ Households where children were in greater proximity to cooking were 6 times more likely to be left alone at home, with caregivers with no education over 100 times more likely to lock their children at home. Children locked in were often from homes where caregivers used appliances unsafely. In settings with hazardous energy use, compressed household configurations, and families with multiple children, Risky Stove Use and the practice of locking children in the home may be catastrophic.
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Allografts are in constant demand, not only for burn victims, but also for all open wounds as "biological dressings". Tissue quality and security are two of the major concerns of Tissue Banks. There are limited studies published. ⋯ In the histological structure evaluation changes were minimal and did not alter the skin structure. The clinical function of their behavior as temporal dressings was tested. They proved to have similar capabilities for improving granulating tissue and contributing to wound beds closure (Hickerson et al. (1994) [1]).
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Often discovered late during the clinical course of burns, bone loss is widely accepted by clinicians as a de facto consequence of burn. Literature on this bone loss is limited and contradictory in details. More insight into the prevalence and magnitude of bone loss may facilitate its prevention. ⋯ Total femur and femoral neck T-scores exhibited a significant similar pattern with smaller differences across the two groups. The density scores also showed a significant reverse relationship to the total body surface area (TBSA) of burn (P<0.003). Our results indicate that thermal burn victims have lower bone density and higher prevalence of osteoporosis than their healthy counterparts and that this difference is significant enough to justify screening in these patients which requires further longitudinal studies to institute.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
EHTIC study: Evaluation of a new hemostatic agent based on tissue factor in skin grafting procedures.
Excessive bleeding is a major concern in scar debridement and grafting procedures. TT-173 is a new topical hemostatic agent based on recombinant human tissue factor that has shown promising results in patients who underwent tooth extraction. EHTIC study sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TT-173 to reduce the bleeding in donor sites of skin grafting procedures. ⋯ The new hemostatic agent TT-173 has proven efficacious and safe to reduce the bleeding from donor site. This study paves the way for further investigation of the product as topical hemostatic treatment in plastic surgery and other surgical indications.