Prevalence and Trend of Depression in Burn Survivors: A Single Center Cohort Study.

Burn injuries are frequently disastrous catastrophes that can cause significant skin damage and frequently result in hypertrophic scarring. Recovery from burn injury includes 3 domains-medical, functional, and psychiatric. Psychological concerns affect both the quality of life and the disease recovery.

Early empiric antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients: results from the international VIRUS registry.

Objectives: COVID-19 escalated inappropriate antibiotic use. We determined the distribution of pathogens causing community-acquired co-infections, the rate, and factors associated with early empiric antibiotic (EEAB) treatment among hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Methods: The Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS) COVID-19 Registry including 68,428 patients from 28 countries enrolled between January 2020 and October 2021 were screened.

Osteoplastic Reconstruction for Post Traumatic Thumb Amputations Around Metacarpophalangeal Joint.

Introduction: Loss of a thumb due to trauma warrants replantation which is the best method of reconstruction. When replantation is not possible, thumb reconstruction is the procedure of choice. The level of thumb amputation guides the type of reconstruction.

Cross Finger Dorsal Adipofascial Flap-is It a Aesthetically Better Variant?

Introduction: The cross finger flap is a useful option for coverage of finger defects. The Adipofascial flap, a variant has been a good option being aesthetically more acceptable. Since hand is generally exposed part, we tried to find out the aesthetic value of the adipofascial cross finger flap.