Dr Jikol Friend1, Prof Andrew Holland1,2 1Department of General Surgery, Westmead Children’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Abstract: Background: The diagnosis and management of burns may be delayed in trauma patients due to other life threatening injuries....
- 30 August 2021
Miss Amira Allahham1 1UWA, Crawley, Australia Abstract: Background/Aims: Burn patients are more prone to mental health conditions following their injury as recently demonstrated using population-based studies in Western Australia. The inflammatory response to a burn injury, may lead to immune...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Nicola Clayton1,2,3,4,5, Mr Jason Hall6, Prof Elizabeth Ward4,7, Dr Mark Kol2,8, Prof Peter Maitz 1Burns Unit, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2Speech Pathology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 3Intensive Care Unit, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney,...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Patrick Lu1, Dr Dane Holden1, Dr Alex Padiglione1, A/Prof Heather Cleland1 1Victorian Adult Burns Service, , Australia Abstract: Background Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis is perceived to reduce intra-operative bacteraemia and prevent surgical site infections, however, its evidence for its use...
- 30 August 2021
Mr Brandon Meikle1, Professor John Pearn1 1Centre for Children’s Burns and Trauma Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Abstract: Extensive literature exists on the evolution of the treatment of thermal injury, particularly practices that have been developed throughout the...
- 30 August 2021
Prof. John Pearn 1Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane , Australia Abstract: The clinical outcome for victims of thermal injury depends significantly on bystander action at the scene of the initial burn. Bystander action may save life, by rescue or by...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Andrea Issler-Fisher1,2,3, Dr Nicola Clayton1,4,5,6, Prof Peter Maitz1,2,3 1Burns Unit, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 3Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia , Sydney, Australia, 4Speech Pathology Department,...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Andrea Issler-Fisher1,2,3, Prof Peter Maitz1,2,3 1Burns Unit, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, , Australia, 2Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 3ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Repatriation General Hospital , Sydney, Australia Abstract: Background: Burn scars are a major clinical...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Nick Barry1, Dr Shane Jackson1, Dr Alex D’Jamirze1, Dr Robert Gates1, Dr Peter Maitz1, Dr Andrea Issler-Fisher1 1NSW Health, Sydney, Australia Abstract: Cold burns are an uncommon mechanism of burn injury in Australia, where environmental exposure to freezing temperatures...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Yaron Shoham1, Prof. Lior Rosenberg1,2 1Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheba, Israel, 2MediWound Ltd, Yavne, Israel Abstract: Introduction: Bromelain based enzymatic debridement of deep burns with NexoBrid (NXB) is approved for use in several regions around the world. As...
- 30 August 2021