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.

Evidence-based Plastic Surgery: Assessing Progress over Two 5-year Periods from 2009 to 2019.

Unlabelled: Publications on evidence-based medicine have increased. Previous articles have examined evidence-based plastic surgery, but the latest was published in 2013. The aim of this study was to examine the trend in the number of high-evidence publications over two 5-year periods across 3 main plastic surgery journals.

The use of hydrogen peroxide in the treatment of burn wound infection: a systematic review, and survey of current clinical practice in the United Kingdom.

Background: Current treatment of burn wound infection (BWI) is with antibiotics and/or wound cleaning/superficial debridement. The overuse of antibiotics has contributed to antibiotic resistance. One possible solution is the use of hydrogen peroxide (HO).