Thromboprophylaxis in adult and paediatric burn patients: A survey of practice in the United Kingdom.

Introduction: Patients with burn injuries are at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). This predisposition is secondary to the endothelial injury, hyper-coagulable state and stasis (Virchow's triad) associated with burn injury. Although the true incidence of VTE in burn patients has not been adequately quantified, symptomatic VTE occurs in 0.

Rapidly enlarging skin lesion on the lip.

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignant tumour arising from the keratinising cells of the epidermis. It is slow growing, locally invasive and has the potential to metastasise to other organs of the body. We report an unusual presentation of a rapidly enlarging, well-differentiated SCC on the upper lip of a 75-year-old woman.

The template technique for breast mound planning when using abdominal flaps for breast reconstruction.

Delayed breast reconstruction with abdominal flaps typically involves a process of 'trial and error' when moulding the flap into a satisfactory breast mound. This moulding process is crucial to the final aesthetic result. We present a template technique to preoperatively plan the skin envelope of each reconstruction.