Dr James Briffa1, Dr Daniel Bunker1 1Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia Abstract: Novosorb® Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (BTM) has been shown to be a useful tool for the reconstructive surgeon confronted with complex wounds, a paucity of autologous options and/or medically...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Nickolas Savage1,2, Dr Zakary Doherty1,2, Ms Yvonne Singer2, Ms Hana Menezes2, A/Prof Heather Cleland1,2, Dr Stephen Goldie1,3 1Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia, 3Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Abstract: Introduction: Petrol burns cause significant morbidity and mortality. Recent...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Patrick Mahar1,2, Dr Anneliese Spinks3, A/Prof Heather Cleland4, A/Prof Philip Bekhor1,2, Dr Jill Waibel5, Mr Cheng Lo4, Prof Gregory Goodman6 1The Royal Children’s Hospital , Melbourne, Australia, 2Skin Health Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 3Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Brisbane,...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Fadie Aziz1, Dr Andrea Issler-Fisher1,2,3, Dr Francesca Dudas1, Professor Peter Haertsch1 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 Abstract: A report...
- 30 August 2021
Dr Alexa Mcnaught1 1Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia Abstract: Public awareness of burns first aid management may be influenced by information posted on social media platforms (Parizh et el. 2021; Alomar et el. 2016). The quantity and quality of information may...
- 30 August 2021
Dr ILIA BANAKH1,2, Dr Mostafizur Rahman1,2, Dr Denese Marks3,4, Clinical Associate Professor Heather Cleland1,2, Dr Shiva Akbarzadeh1,2 1Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2Victorian Adult Burns Service, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia, 3Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Alexandria, Australia, 4Sydney Medical...
- 30 August 2021
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