Background/aim: In contrast to patients with major trauma and septic shock, little is known about the incidence and relevance of acute adrenal insufficiency among patients with burn injuries. Addressing this data gap, the current study was designed to analyze the spontaneous cortisol stress response after severe burn injury.
Patients And Methods: The study was designed as a prospective observational analysis.
Large bone defects of the distal radius and/or carpus following tumor resection, trauma, or infection are extremely rare. There are few case reports and series in the literature on the reconstruction approaches required in such cases. Therefore, large studies cannot be used to guide the therapeutic decisions of reconstructive plastic and hand surgeons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe identification of body fluids is an important area of forensic genetics. In particular, the susceptibility to degradation of casework samples is of crucial importance, as the traces can often be exposed to different environmental conditions over a long period of time. RNAs especially are used as molecular markers for the identification of body fluids in forensics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hypernatremia is a common problem among patients with severe burn injuries and seems to be associated with an unfavorable clinical outcome. The current study was designed to evaluate the impact of antibiotics with a high proportion of sodium on this phenomenon.
Methods: All admissions to our burn center from 01/2017 till 06/2023 were retrospectively screened.