Dr Rebecca McLean1, Dr Aliya Bryce1, Dr Susan Morpeth1, Dr Susan Taylor1, Mr Paul Baker1 1Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand Abstract: Background: Patients who sustain large burns often have polymicrobial skin and soft tissue infections and experience...
- 26 August 2021
Ms Kathryn James1 1Murdoch University, , Australia Abstract: Despite the evidence for the use of rapid induction analgesia for burn wound dressing pain, it has not been implemented as standard practice on burns units. The researchers conceived that creating a...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Tasciana Gordon1 1Greenslopes Hospital, , Australia Abstract: Background: Deep burns can lead to hypertrophic scarring as well as contractures. Current management of facial burns includes burn masks created by alginate application, followed by a liquid mask and then creation...
- 26 August 2021
Ms Kathryn James1, Mr Stuart Andrews2, Ms Kim Bowen2 1Murdoch University, , Australia, 2Burns Service of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Abstract: Rapid Induction Analgesia for Burn Pain Management: An Implementation Project. Kate James – Murdoch University Stuart Andrews – WA...
- 26 August 2021
A/Prof. Dale W. Edgar1,2,6,7, Ms Yvonne Singer3,4, Ms Elizabeth Capell3,4, Ms Hannah Bailey5, Mrs Tiffany Ryan1,7, Mrs Helen Scott3, Ms Ananya Vasudevan5, W. Prof Fiona M. Wood1,6, Prof Lewis E. Kazis5 1State Adult Burn Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia,...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Tasciana Gordon1 1Greenslopes Hospital, , Australia Abstract: Background: The presence of blisters indicates a partial thickness burn. Blister fluid contains chemokines and is thought to play a role in the early stages of neovascularisation. However, blisters may also lead...
- 26 August 2021
Dr JESSICA KIERATH1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia Abstract: Background Burn injury to the ears present a unique reconstructive challenge. The skin is thin and firmly adhered to the underlying cartilage such that the cartilage is vulnerable to direct damage...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Daniel Isacson1, Associate Professor Fredrik Huss 1Uppsala University Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uppsala, Sweden Abstract: NexoBrid, a bromelain-based enzymatic agent has in recent years become more prevalent in the treatment of burns. It is considered a...
- 26 August 2021
Dr De Silva Dinuksha1 1St George Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery Department, Sydney, Australia Abstract: Burn wound debridement is an integral step in managing burn injuries. Timely debridement serves to prevent infection, optimise quality of life and cosmesis, and improve overall...
- 26 August 2021
Miss Sarah Scott1, Mrs Therese Baker1 1The Children’s Hospital At Westmead, Westmead, Australia, 2Agency for Clinical Innovation, St Leonards, Australia Abstract: Background: Child Life Therapy (CLT) plays an increasingly integral role in the paediatric burns team; supporting children’s coping, resilience...
- 26 August 2021