Publications by authors named "Aoife M O'Brien"
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- Delirium is a common and serious complication in hospitalized patients with acute burns, significantly impacting patient outcomes and healthcare systems.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis identified key risk factors for delirium, including higher ASA scores, larger burn areas, and increased lengths of hospital and ICU stays, although these findings vary in certainty.
- The study highlights the need for more targeted research to better understand and mitigate delirium in at-risk burn patients during their hospital care.
Skin and wound blotting are non-invasive techniques used to sample the skin and wound surface chemistry, whereby a nitrocellulose membrane is applied to an intact or broken cutaneous surface to detect biomarkers. However, there has been no comprehensive review of the evidence for the techniques used and data obtained to date. The primary aim of this study was to review the utilities of surface blotting for the diagnosis and prognosis of physiological, pre-disease, and pathological states.
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