scholarly journals Epidemiological Investigation of Elderly Patients with Severe Burns at a Major Burn Center in Southwest China

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wensheng Wang ◽  
Junhui Zhang ◽  
Yanling Lv ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Yuesheng Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Epidemiological Investigation ◽  
Burn Center ◽  
Severe Burns ◽  
Major Burn

scholarly journals Management of Airways through Rapid Tracheostomy in a Severely Burnt Patient Attended to via Helicopter

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Orazio Stefano Giovanni Filippelli ◽  
Anna Maria Giglio ◽  
Simona Paola Tiburzi ◽  
Maria Teresa Archinà ◽  
Ercole Barozzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Airway Management ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Medical Team ◽  
Air Ambulance ◽  
Documented Case ◽  
Burn Center ◽  
Severe Burns ◽  
Emergency Tracheostomy ◽  
Major Burn

In Catanzaro, Italy, an adult male with severe burns all over his body and in a state of coma was promptly rescued by the medical team at the air ambulance service (HEMS), who provided airway safety through laryngeal mask placement (LMA). The patient was subsequently transferred to the nearest Hub center, where an emergency tracheostomy was performed to ensure better airway management during the flight to the nearest available major burn center. This is the first documented case at regional level of a patient undergoing rapid tracheostomy through an imminent transfer with air ambulance.

Wound management and outcome of 595 electrical burns in a major burn center

2017 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 182-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haisheng Li ◽  
Jianglin Tan ◽  
Junyi Zhou ◽  
Zhiqiang Yuan ◽  
Jiaping Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Management ◽  
Burn Center ◽  
Major Burn ◽  
Electrical Burns

Successful Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy in Patients With 80% Full Thickness Burns

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Rasmussen ◽  
Mete Erdogan ◽  
Osama Loubani ◽  
Robert S Green
Keyword(s):  
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Prone Position ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Burn Care ◽  
Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Severe Burns ◽  
First Case ◽  
Major Burn ◽  
Ecmo Therapy ◽  
Burn Patient

Abstract Despite advances in burn care, mortality in adult patients with extensive burn injuries remains a concern, particularly in those who develop concurrent acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In cases of ARDS refractory to conventional treatments, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may represent a viable salvage therapy, even in the major burn population. We present the case of a 38-year-old man with full thickness burns to over 80% of his body, who developed severe ARDS 4 days postburn. After failing to respond to deep sedation, paralysis, and proning, ECMO therapy was initiated to maintain oxygenation and ventilation. Over the next 14 days, while the patient was treated with ECMO, he successfully underwent three major operations to debride and allograft approximately 65% of his body surface area, including one in the prone position. ECMO therapy was discontinued on postburn day 18, and the patient had his wounds reconstructed and survived his injuries. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a burn patient with such severe burns requiring surgical intervention that has been treated with ECMO and survived, and the first case of a burn patient on ECMO having surgery in the prone position. They conclude this case serves as a “proof of concept” that ECMO is a potential treatment for appropriately selected major burn patients with ARDS who fail to respond to other therapies.

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