Trace element repletion following severe burn injury: A dose-finding cohort study.

Background & Aims: Major burn patients are characterized by large exudative losses of Cu, Se and Zn. Trace element (TE) repletion has been shown to improve clinical outcome. Having increased the TE doses over time, the study aimed at analysing if our repletion protocol corrected TE plasma concentrations and if the necessity for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) might increase the TE needs.

Journal Club sessions in the intensive care unit: a conceptual framework.

Journal Club sessions are regarded highly effective tools for continued medical education. They aim to keep participants up to date with the current available literature and may enhance one's critical reading, interpretation, and discussion skills. Thus, Journal Clubs should be implemented as part of educational curricula in intensive care medicine.

Impact of decreasing energy intakes in major burn patients: A 15-year retrospective cohort study.

Background & Aims: Nutritional therapy is particularly important after major burn injury and specific nutritional guidelines have been developed. The study aimed at evaluating the impact of the changes in our nutritional practice, general compliance with the guidelines and potential consequences.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data in burn patients requiring intensive care (ICU) between 1999 and 2014.

Moderate glycemic control safe in critically ill adult burn patients: A 15 year cohort study.

Introduction: Hyperglycemia is a metabolic alteration in major burn patients associated with complications. The study aimed at evaluating the safety of general ICU glucose control protocols applied in major burns receiving prolonged ICU treatment.

Methods: 15 year retrospective analysis of consecutive, adult burn patients admitted to a single specialized centre.