Thermal injuries caused by medical instruments: a case report of burns caused by a pulse oximeter.

Pulse oximeters have been widely used since the 1980s as they are considered to provide a safe, convenient, noninvasive method of estimating blood oxygen saturation. Initially used in the operating room by anesthesiologists, pulse oximetry has become ubiquitous in the healthcare setting. Although rare, serious burn injuries secondary to pulse oximetry have been reported.

Burn epidemiology in the Brisbane and Queensland area.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate changes in patterns of injury and whether mortality rates have decreased.

Method: The database over 20 years from 1982 to 2002 and the 6 years 1997 to 2003 was studied.

Results: 4523 admissions.

Treatment of partial-thickness burns: a prospective, randomized trial using Transcyte.

Background: The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of three burns dressings (TransCyte, a bio-engineered skin substitute; Biobrane; and Silvazine cream (silver sulphadiazine and 0.2% chlorhexidine)), in treating children with partial-thickness burns. The primary objective was to determine the days until > or =90% re-epithelialization.

Hot cooking oil burns: a 20-year experience.

Hot cooking oil burns resulted in 316 admissions to the Burns Unit at The Royal Brisbane Hospital between January 1, 1981, and December 31, 2000. Notable demographics of this group were a male:female ratio 1.74:1 and that 24% of all patients were between the ages of 16 and 20.

Protein losing enteropathy in critically ill adult patients with burns: a preliminary report.

Objective: Few data have been published regarding protein losing enteropathy in adult patients with burns. This study characterised the presence of protein-losing enteropathy in adults with burns and examined the relationship between the magnitude of burn size and the severity of protein loss.

Methods: Twenty adult patients with burns (BSA 31+/-25%, range 2-80%) were studied.