Surgical Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A 14-Year Retrospective Review of 98 Consecutive Patients.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a debilitating suppurative disease of the apocrine/follicular glands. Medical treatment has some efficacy in early-stage disease but is costly and requires frequent physician visits. Advanced disease usually requires surgical intervention.

An Evaluation of Factors Related to Postoperative Pain Control in Burn Patients.

Satisfactory treatment of burn pain continues to be elusive. The perioperative period is particularly challenging. The contributions of acute tolerance and opioid-induced hyperalgesia have not been previously explored in burn patients.

Patient education and recall regarding postsplenectomy immunizations.

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the rates of initial vaccinations after splenectomy for trauma, assess the effectiveness of patient education on reimmunizations, and evaluate patients' utilization of their knowledge regarding immunization after discharge.

Methods: From June 1996-December 2011, 144 patients underwent splenectomy after traumatic injury. A telephone survey was completed in 100 of 144 splenectomized patients (69%) at a mean of 7.

Factors related to child maltreatment in children presenting with burn injuries.

The underpinnings of maltreatment in children presenting with burn injuries are necessary to discern as detection and prevention rest on a clear delineation of factors associated with maltreatment. Inaccurate identification of child victims can result in perpetuation of the maltreatment and its attendant neuropsychological sequela. The authors sought to determine factors associated with maltreatment in children presenting with burn injuries, which would guide the burn team in assessing the likelihood of maltreatment.

A pilot study of the use of biocide-impregnated gauze as an adjunct to wound care in a burn population.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a polyhexamethylene biguanide biocide-impregnated gauze (Kerlix™ AMD gauze dressing, Covidien d/b/a Tyco Healthcare Group LP) as an adjuvant to routine burn care and its impact on the incidence of hospital-associated infections in burn population. One hundred eight burn patients admitted to the Burn Treatment Center were prospectively enrolled from August 2008 to June 2009 and matched 1:2 with historic controls who were admitted from March 2006 to July 2008. Clinical care remained otherwise unchanged; however, several hospital initiatives (the national surgical improvement project, the surgical care improvement project, and a central venous line bundle) were initiated before and during the study.