Measuring serum albumin levels at 0 and 24h: Effect on the accuracy of clinical evaluations in the prediction of burn-related mortality.

Objectives: To evaluate whether measuring serum albumin levels in clinical assessments affects the accuracy of mortality predictions in large burns and to compare patients' serum albumin levels at hour 0(Alb0h) and hour 24(Alb24h) following their admission.

Methods: This prospective observational study was performed at an academic burn unit. Aged between 16 and 65, patients who presented with burns on more than 20% of total body surface area (%TBSA) were included.

Botulinum toxin injection versus internal anal sphincterotomy for the treatment of chronic anal fissure.

Background: Anal fissure is a chronic condition characterized by painful defecation and rectal bleeding. The aim of this study was to compare injection of botulinum toxin versus surgical sphincterotomy for treatment of chronic anal fissure.

Patients And Methods: In a quasi-experimental trial in a university hospital in Kerman, 50 patients diagnosed with chronic anal fissure received 20 units botulinum toxin (n=25) or underwent lateral internal sphincterotomy (n=25).