Recent changes in practice patterns and outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

Background: Despite recent advances in the management of severe traumatic brain injury, the role of decompressive craniectomy remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare practice patterns and patient outcomes between 2 study periods over the past decade.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study using the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Project database.

Race and Ethnicity Influences Outcomes of Adult Burn Patients.

Outcomes of burn survivors is a growing field of interest; however, there is little data comparing the outcomes of burn survivors by ethnicity. This study seeks to identify any inequities in burn outcomes by racial and ethnic groups. A retrospective chart review of an ABA Certified burn center at a large urban safety net hospital identified adult inpatient admissions from 2015 to 2019.

Burn Patient Insurance Status Influences Hospital Discharge Disposition and Utilization of Postdischarge Outpatient Care.

Postdischarge services, such as outpatient wound care, may affect long-term health outcomes and postrecovery quality-of-life. Access to these services may vary according to insurance status and ability to cover out-of-pocket expenses. Our objective was to compare discharge location between burn patients who were uninsured, publicly insured, and privately insured at the time of their burn unit admissions.

Long-Term Pulmonary Sequelae After Inhalation Injury: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.

Inhalation injury (INHI) has strong associations with increased rates of in-patient mortality and pneumonia. This study's aim is to review long-term pulmonary outcomes in INHI patients. We present a retrospective cohort of burn patients admitted to an ABA-certified burn unit.

Use of Infrared Thermography for Assessment of Burn Depth and Healing Potential: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Burn wound depth assessments are an important component of determining patient prognosis and making appropriate management decisions. Clinical appraisal of the burn wound by an experienced burn surgeon is standard of care but has limitations. IR thermography is a technology in burn care that can provide a non-invasive, quantitative method of evaluating burn wound depth.

Stimulant Abuse in Burn Patients Is Associated With an Increased Use of Hospital Resources.

Stimulant (cocaine, methamphetamine, and amphetamine) abuse compromises the peripheral vasculature through endothelial injury. In combination with the physiologic derangements seen in burn injuries, patients abusing stimulants may have additional impairments in wound healing. A retrospective review from July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2018 was performed at an American Burn Association-verified burn center.