Publications by authors named "Andrea Donoso-Samper"
Enhanced Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Shortens Hospital Stay for Major Burn Patients: Case Series.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- The length of hospital stay (LOS) is an important measure for planning resources and evaluating care quality in burn treatment, with NPWTi-d emerging as a promising therapy for burns.
- The study involved three patients, aged 16 to 42, treated with NPWTi-d after skin grafts, leading to an average LOS reduction of 23.2%.
- All patients showed successful healing outcomes and improved skin graft survival, despite facing some systemic complications from shock.
Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCIs) are highly lethal and several factors are related to its incidence and mortality. While most studies focus on characterizing patients who arrived at a medical facility alive and exploring the relationship between the degree of heart compromise and mortality, our study delved deeper into the topic. This study analyzed 261 autopsy reports from 2017 in Bogotá, Colombia, and characterized the factors surrounding PCI incidence and mortality while emphasizing the role of sociodemographic variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSuccoring the challenging acute mesenteric ischemia: Feasibility of lactate dehydrogenase for evaluation of intestinal necrosis extension and mortality.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
December 2022
Background: Acute mesenteric ischemia is a lethal challenging pathology for surgeons in the emergency department due to its ambiguous clinical presentation and lack of early diagnostic markers. Serum lactate is considered a relevant biomarker in terms of bowel necrosis length and mortality prediction. Nevertheless, its association has been poorly studied.
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