Dr Jake Willet1, Dr  Samantha Smith1, Dr  Rebecca  Heah1, Dr Nicholas Smith1, Dr  Matthew  Jennings, Ms Linda  Quinn1, Dr Annie  Roberts1, Dr  Amy Jeeves1, Dr Darren Molony1, Dr Roger Woods1, Dr Isaac  Harvey1, Dr  Michelle Lodge1, Dr Bernard Carney1 1Women’s...
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Dr Sarah Huang1, Dr  Aruna Wijewardena1, Dr Rowan Gillies1, Dr Jeon Cha1 1Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia Abstract: Background Self-inflicted burns often have complex psychosocial and psychiatric backgrounds. Recent studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively...
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Mr Evan Gow1,2, Associate Professor Katrina Spilsbury3, Dr Dale Edwick1,4, Dr Tiffany Grisbrook2, Professor Fiona Wood1,4,5, Associate Professor Dale Edgar1,3,4,6 1State Adult Burns Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia, 2School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia, 3Insitute for Health Research,...
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Dr Kiran Narula1, Mr Jeremy Rawlins1 1State Adult Burns Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia Abstract: Introduction: Free flaps in burns patients were historically unreliable; shifts in haemodynamics, clotting, and wound healing caused by systemic inflammation leading to increased complication...
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Dr Samuel Chu1, Dr Jeremy Rawlins1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital – State Burns Service of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Abstract: Introduction This case report describes a novel use of lower leg fasciotomies and NovoSorbⓇ Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (“BTM”) in the elective...
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Dr Jie Li1, Dr Wenjing Xi1, Dr Sally Ng2, Dr  Zheng Zhang1, Dr Ke Li1, Dr Xiaodian Wang1, Dr Weijie Su1, Dr Jingyan Wang3, Prof  Yixin Zhang1 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University...
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Dr Dylan Prunster1, Dr Peter Meier1, Mr Graeme Mcleoud1, Dr. Helen Douglas1, Dr Anna Goodwin-Walters1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital – State Burns Service of Western Australia , Perth, Australia Abstract: Introduction It has been noted that burns admissions throughout the world...
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Dr Dylan Prunster1, Dr Rachael Baines1, Dr Tania McWilliams1, Professor Fiona Wood1 1Perth Children’s Hospital – Burn’s Unit, Perth, Australia Abstract: Introduction Calcium alginate dressings are a widely accepted standard dressing for split skin donor sites. This method provides good...
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Dr Sally Ng1, Miss Hana Menzes1, Dr Stephen  Salerno1, Ms Heather Cleland1 1Alfred Health/ Victorian Adult Burns Service, Melbourne, Australia Abstract: Fractional CO2 laser therapy and Intense Pulse Light (IPL) has emerged as promising treatment modalities for burns scars. A...
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Dr Dylan Prunster1, Dr Rachael Baines1, Dr Helen Douglas1 1Perth Children’s Hospital – Burn’s Unit, Perth, Australia Abstract: Introduction COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in our society; not least of which are government-implemented lockdowns. Western Australia (W.A.) has...
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