As one of the three major debridement procedures in burn surgery, eschar dermabrasion is optimal to manage fresh deep partial-thickness burn wounds. Despite decades' application in clinic, considerable discrepancies exist in various units on the timing, instruments, procedures, selection of post-ope...

Diabetic foot has a high rate of disability and mortality. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is one of the effective techniques in treating diabetic foot wounds, but the non-standard use of it often leads to infections, bleeding, necrosis and other complications, seriously affecting the outcome...

The mechanisms of burn/trauma related infection are complicated, involving uncontrolled inflammation, immune disorder, coagulation abnormality, and pathophysiological changes of multiple systems or organs. Although active management of primary diseases, application of antibiotics, and organ support ...

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms can significantly increase the mortality of patients with burn injury. Management and prevention of infections by MDR organisms in burn intensive care unit (ICU) become challenging problems in clinical treatment of severe burn patients. The pr...

Objective To establish an early prediction model for bloodstream infection in patients with extremely severe burns based on the screened independent risk factors of the infection, and to analyze its predictive value. Methods A retrospective case-control study was conducted. From January 1, 2010 to D...

Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics and etiological distribution of infection on 3 067 hospitalized pediatric patients with burns, and explore the prevention and treatment strategy of pediatric burns. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted. An analysis was performed ...

Objective To investigate the role of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) in pyroptosis of intestinal cells caused by endotoxin/lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in scalded mice. Methods The experimental research method was applied. One hundred and twenty-eight male C57BL/6 mice aged 6-8 weeks were divided into sh...

Objective To explore the methods and effects of high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound assisted reverse island flap of dorsal digital artery of ulnar thumb for repairing skin and soft tissue defects in the distal end of the same finger. Methods The retrospective cohort study method was applied. Fro...

Objective To explore the effects of wedge-shaped heel pad in the treatment of foot drop deformity in extremely severe burn patients. Methods A retrospective cohort study method was con⁃ ducted. From March 2015 to July 2016, 33 patients with foot drop deformity caused by extremely severe burn scar wh...

Objective To investigate the clinical effects of medical ozone autologous blood transfusion combined with Xingnaojing in the treatment of septic encephalopathy in burns. Methods The retrospective cohort study was conducted. From August 2015 to May 2019, 90 patients with burn septic encephalopathy an...

Objective To investigate the current status and influencing factors of kinesiophobia in adult burn patients. Methods A single center cross-sectional research method was conducted. A total of 170 adult burn patients, meeting the inclusion criteria, were admitted to the Department of Plastic Surgery a...

Objective To observe and explore the clinical therapeutic effects of a self-developed novel low-temperature boric acid wet dressing on the face and neck wounds of patients with superficial burns. Methods A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted. One hundred cases of superficial burn (...

Traumatic scar can not only exert influence on appearance and function of patients, but also affect psychological health status and life quality of patients to varying degrees. At present, scholars have confirmed from basic research that mechanical tension promotes the proliferation of inflammatory ...

Keloid is a hyperplastic pathological scar of body caused by infection, trauma, and surgery or formed spontaneously for unknown reasons. It is an excessive tissue response of body to dermal injury. The paper introduces the research advances on inflammatory responses involved in keloid development an...

The 16th Chinese Symposium on Burn Medicine and the 2021 Congress of Burn Medicine Branch of China International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medical and Healthcare (CPAM) and the 2021 International Summit Forum of Burns in Chongqing was successfully held in Chongqing, from May 19th to 21s...