Implementing AI Models for Prognostic Predictions in High-Risk Burn Patients.

Background And Objectives: Burn injuries range from minor medical issues to severe, life-threatening conditions. The severity and location of the burn dictate its treatment; while minor burns might be treatable at home, severe burns necessitate medical intervention, sometimes in specialized burn centers with extended follow-up care. This study aims to leverage artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) to forecast potential adverse effects in burn patients.

Isoorientin Decreases Cell Migration via Decreasing Functional Activity and Molecular Expression of Proton-Linked Monocarboxylate Transporters in Human Lung Cancer Cells.

Aggressive tumor cells mainly rely on glycolysis, and further release vast amounts of lactate and protons by monocarboxylate transporter (MCT), which causes a higher intracellular pH (pH) and acidic extracellular pH. Isoorientin, a principle flavonoid compound extracted from several plant species, shows various pharmacological activities. However, effects of isoorientin on anticancer and MCT await to explore in human lung cancer cells.

Distant Intramuscular Metastases of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Objectives: Metastasis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) usually occurs regionally in the neck lymph nodes, but also more infrequently at distant organs (eg, the lungs, bone, and liver). Intramuscular metastasis (IMM) has rarely been described. Therefore, we aimed to identify this disease characteristic and to evaluate available medical management options.

Tigecycline salvage therapy for necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus: Case report in a child.

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus is rarely reported in children. We describe a 12-year-old immunocompetent boy with necrotizing fasciitis caused by V. vulnificus.

Independent predictors of mortality for necrotizing fasciitis: a retrospective analysis in a single institution.

Background: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF), a life-threatening soft tissue infection, requires early diagnosis, prompt and repeated surgical intervention, and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. The aim of this study was to identify the independent predictors of mortality among patients with NF in Taiwan.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients who were admitted to Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, with a diagnosis of NF.

Resurfacing of total penile full-thickness burn managed with the Versajet hydrosurgery system.

Reconstruction of penile skin loss resulting from various causes is a challenge for clinician. Especially in a potent man, functional and cosmetic outcomes are demanded. Conservative treatment with topical agents is not enough for the full-thickness burn although hypertrophic scar and secondary contracture usually occurs.

Post-traumatic stress disorder after severe burn in southern Taiwan.

This cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the prevalence and risk factors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after severe burn, and the need for psychological intervention for burn patients in southern Taiwan. Participants (N=82) were assessed by means of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatry Interview (MINI) scale with a structured questionnaire. Results showed that the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in burn patients who met the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD was 26.

Evolution of the free groin flap: the superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap.

Background: The free groin flap, revolutionary in 1972, has gradually lost its relative popularity because of the new free flaps available as well as because of some of its inherent disadvantages, including a short arterial pedicle, variable arterial anatomy, the generally small caliber of the included blood vessels, its bulkiness, and numbness at the donor site.

Methods: From December of 2002 to May of 2004, the authors successfully overcame a number of these disadvantages by means of clinical application of the superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap in 12 patients (age range, 15 to 67 years). These surgical procedures involved nine recipient sites in the upper limbs, two in the foot, and one in the buccal region.