2016
Extra-large negative pressure wound therapy dressings for burns – Initial experience with technique, fluid management, and outcomes
Fischer S, Wall J, Pomahac B, Riviello R, Halvorson E. Extra-large negative pressure wound therapy dressings for burns – Initial experience with technique, fluid management, and outcomes. Burns 2016, 42: 457-465. PMID: 26774601, DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal body surface areaLength of stayWound infectionNPWT dressingsNegative pressure wound therapy dressingsExcision/graftingAcute kidney injuryBody surface areaRisk of infectionLarge burn woundsAverage graftKidney injuryFluid resuscitationIll patientsEarly outcomesImproved outcomesFluid managementWound careExtensive burnsDay 1PatientsWound sizeNPWTPatient careGraft
2006
Predictors of Survival and Length of Stay in Burn Patients Older Than 80 Years of Age: Does Age Really Matter?
Pomahac B, Matros E, Semel M, Chan R, Rogers S, Demling R, Orgill D. Predictors of Survival and Length of Stay in Burn Patients Older Than 80 Years of Age: Does Age Really Matter? Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2006, 27: 265-269. PMID: 16679891, DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000216795.90646.4e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayYears of agePredictors of survivalBurn injuryTBSA burnPredictors of LOSSurvival of patientsInhalation injuryConsecutive patientsBurn patientsImproved outcomesClinical dataCritical carePatientsBurn woundsInjurySurvivalOverall rateAgeStrongest predictorRegression analysisPredictorsCareBurnsYearsFourth-Degree Burns to the Lower Extremity with Exposed Tendon and Bone: A Ten-Year Experience
Parrett B, Pomahac B, Demling R, Orgill D. Fourth-Degree Burns to the Lower Extremity with Exposed Tendon and Bone: A Ten-Year Experience. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2006, 27: 34-39. PMID: 16566535, DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000192265.20514.c5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalAtmospheric PressureBacteremiaBurn UnitsBurnsCellulitisDebridementFemaleGranulation TissueHumansLength of StayLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSurgical FlapsTreatment OutcomeUrban Health ServicesVacuumVenous ThrombosisWound HealingConceptsLower extremity burnsLimb salvageBurn sizeMultistage reconstructive proceduresMean hospital stayDeep vein thrombosisMultiple skin graftsSignificant functional impairmentTen-year experienceUrban burn centerFree tissue transferFourth-degree burnsMajority of casesHospital stayVein thrombosisMean ageFillet flapBurn centerFunctional impairmentLower extremitiesSkin graftsExtremity burnsFlap closureReconstructive proceduresLimb amputation