Medicina (Kaunas)
December 2021
After surviving the acute phase of resuscitation, septic shock is the cause of death in the majority of burn patients. Therefore, the management of septic shock is a cornerstone in modern burn care. Whereas sepsis therapy in general has undergone remarkable developments in the past decade, the management of septic shock in burn patients still has a long way to go.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFluid management is a cornerstone in the treatment of burns and, thus, many different formulas were tested for their ability to match the fluid requirements for an adequate resuscitation. Thereof, the Parkland-Baxter formula, first introduced in 1968, is still widely used since then. Though using nearly the same formula to start off, the definition of normovolemia and how to determine the volume status of burn patients has changed dramatically over years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntra-abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a devastating complication in burn patients with a high mortality. Apart from high-volume resuscitation as known risk factor, also mechanical ventilation seems to influence the development of ACS. The TIRIFIC trial is a retrospective, matched-pair analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFluid management is one of the anticipated risk factors for intra-abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). Since fluid requirements depend on the burned total body surface area (TBSA), an independent analysis is necessary to adapt resuscitation protocols and prevent this life-threatening complication. A retrospective multicenter study with matched-pair analysis was conducted in four German burn centers, including 38 burn patients with ACS who underwent decompressive laparotomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Reconstruction of breasts and chest wall deformities in female patients after severe burn injury is a challenge for reconstructive surgeons. In these patients, neither implant-based procedures nor standard free flaps are sometimes applicable because of limited skin quality and unavailability of donor sites at the abdomen, back, buttock, or medial thigh.
Methods: We present a case of a young female patient with a history of 80 % total body surface area burn after electric high-voltage injury.