Dr Nupur Shukla, Dr Ignatius Rudd, Dr Hannah Dobson, Mr Cheng Lo, Miss Heather Cleland Abstract: Delirium affects acutely unwell patients and is associated with poor patient outcomes. Precipitating factors include shock, multiple surgeries, ICU admission, and opioid use all...
- 26 August 2021
Mrs Carol Brough1, Mrs Sharon Rowe1, Prof Fiona Wood1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia, 2Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia, 3Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia Abstract: Background The majority of minor burn wounds heal in a timely manner with either conservative...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Charles Meares1, Dr Aruna Wejiwardena1 1Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia Abstract: Cyanoacrylates, more commonly known as Histoacryl™ and Dermabond™, have many applications in the setting of cutaneous repair and reconstruction. Today, cyanocrylates are widely used as fixation for...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Samantha Smith1, Dr Jake Willet, Ms Linda Quinn, Dr Michelle Lodge, Mr Darren Molony, Dr Annie Roberts, Dr Amy Jeeves, Mr Bernard Carney 1Women’s And Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide , Australia Abstract: Introduction: Thermal burns from campfires and hot...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Peter Meier1, Sharon Rowe1, Professor Fiona Wood1, Dr Helen Douglas1 1Western Australia State Burns Unit, Murdoch, Australia Abstract: Robert Klaber first introduced the term phyotphotodermatitis in 1942, a reaction cause by the combination of phototoxic agents in plants and...
- 26 August 2021
Ms Elizabeth Capell1, Ms Hana Menezes1 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia Abstract: Background: There was a significant increase in burns admissions over a 12-month period from 2019 to 2020 at the Victorian Adult Burns Service (VABS). The complexity of patients has...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Sonia Hartog1, Dr Tim T. Wang1, Dr Bishoy Soliman1, Dr Jeon Cha1 1Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia Abstract: Escharotomy plays a recognised role in maintaining the viability of extremities affected by circumferential burns. Indication and technique of...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Alexander Murray-Douglass1, Dr Elizabeth Vujcich1 1Royal Brisbane And Women’s Hopsital, , Australia Abstract: Purpose Patients who live rurally have poorer access to healthcare and present to tertiary care later than those from major cities. The Royal Brisbane and Women’s...
- 26 August 2021
Dr Danika Jurat1 Danika Jurat is an unaccredited plastic and reconstructive surgery registrar working at Royal Perth Hospital. Abstract: Background: Invented by renowned Australian Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Professor Fiona Wood, the ReCell® Autologous Cell Harvesting Device (ReCell®) or “spray-on...
- 26 August 2021
Ms Jessica Shapland1, Dr Miller Kate, Mrs Mahoney Tamsin, Associate Professor Megan Simons, Ms Kipping Belinda, Ms Spencer Renae 1Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia Abstract: The Pegg-Leditschke Children’s Burns Centre has long used telehealth consultation for the follow-up of...
- 26 August 2021