Electrical burns in adults.

Introduction: Electrical burns account for up to 10% of burns admissions worldwide and are a potentially serious mechanism of injury. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology, presentation, management and complications of electrical burn injuries in adults.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study of all adult patients with electrical burns admitted to a tertiary burns centre.

Surgical training during the COVID-19 pandemic - a single institution's trainee survey.

Background: Few studies have assessed the impact of COVID-19 on surgical training in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to survey the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on postgraduate surgical training, research and registrar wellbeing in South Africa.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted as an online survey from 5 October 2020 to 1 December 2020.

Examining trends in the evidence base for the treatment of burns and a quality assessment of randomised controlled trials over an 11-year period.

Background: Previous articles assessed the evidence-base for the treatment of burns, but the latest was published in 2010, examining data up to and inclusive of 2008. The aim of this article is to examine the trend in the number of high-evidence publications over the subsequent 11-year period and quality-assess RCTs within this timeframe.

Materials And Methods: All articles published in Burns and Journal of Burn Care and Research (JBCR) were identified using PubMed Search Tools and its Single Citation Matcher function.