Wound-related Pain and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Wounds in a Metropolitan City in Nigeria: An Analytic Cross-sectional Study.

Background: The prevalence of chronic wounds is expected to rise with the increasing elderly population in the society. This rise in prevalence of chronic wounds comes with its consequences such as wound pain and interference with activities of daily living. There's a paucity of data on the impact of chronic wounds in our clime.

Thermographic Mapping of Arterial Perforators in the Leg.

Background: Preoperative localisation of perforators aids in easy intraoperative dissection. Infrared thermography is a simple, safe, and effective tool with a short learning curve that is useful in identifying perforators. It has been found to have a high concordance rate when compared with computed tomography angiography and is useful in identifying arterial perforators in the leg.

Differences in burn wound size estimation between points of referral and the burn unit: experience at a major burn center in southwestern Nigeria.

Background: Accurate burn wound size estimation is important for resuscitation and subsequent management. It is also important for the development of referral guidelines in Nigeria.

Objective: To establish whether a significant discrepancy exists in burn size estimation between referral centers and burn units.

Changing Epidemiology and Outcome of Pediatric Thermal Burn Injury in South Western Nigeria.

The pediatric age group has been noted to be particularly vulnerable to burn injuries. Burn is the fifth most common cause of childhood injuries. Nigeria has a very young population with a median age of 18.

Current Trend in the Epidemiology of Thermal Burn Injury at a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Nigeria.

Worldwide, thermal burn is the leading etiological type of burn injury accounting for 86% of burn injuries requiring admissions. Flame, Scald, and contact burn are the leading causes of thermal burn. Changes in the sociodemographic characteristics of societies have led to alterations in the epidemiology of burn.

The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Acute Burn Admissions at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

The coronavirus disease and the subsequent pandemic that followed drastically changed human civilization with disruptive effects on health and overall wellbeing of mankind. This disruptive effect has been shown to include changes in epidemiology of burn injuries. This study therefore aimed to determine the impact of covid-19 on acute burn presentation at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.

Pattern of childhood injury in a tertiary centre.

Introduction: Childhood injury and death have been projected to be a disease of public health significance, however, the trend in many developing countries of which Nigeria is one is still unknown. We, therefore, examine the pattern of childhood traumatic injury in our institution.

Materials And Methods: The information of patients aged 16 years and below who presented with trauma was extracted from the trauma registry of the emergency units of University College Hospital, Ibadan, from 2015 to 2020.

Glycerolised Skin Allografts for Extensive Burns in Low- and Middle-income Countries.

Introduction: There has been a significant improvement in the outcome of treatment of large surface area burns in developed countries. A major contributory factor is an early excision and skin grafting of burn wounds. The initial coverage of large surface area deep burn wounds requires the use of temporary skin substitutes such as allografts due to limited skin autografts.

Latex glove conduit as improvised blood vessel model for microvascular anastomosis training.

Background: In the growing need of microvascular surgery in modern-day plastic surgery, financial burden on surgeon or institution can discourage acquisition of skill particularly in the initial phase of laboratory simulation. This article describes the construction of a cheap, easy-to-make blood vessel model.

Materials And Method: The model was made using infusion giving set, latex glove, scissors, tape measure and Swan glue CD 308.