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Pérez-Torres D, Martín-Luengo AI, Cuenca-Rubio C, Berezo-García JÁ, Díaz-Rodríguez C, Canas-Pérez I, Fernández-Rodríguez ML, Colmenero-Calleja C, Sánchez-Ballesteros J, Blanco-Schweizer P, Ticona-Espinoza TG, Piqueras-Pérez JM. Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in a burns unit reduces the incidence of hospital-acquired infections: A retrospective before-and-after cohort study. Med Intensiva 2024:S2173-5727(24)00139-5. [PMID: 38897897 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2024.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) on hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in patients with acute burn injury requiring admission to a Burns Unit (BU). DESIGN Retrospective before-and-after cohort study, between January 2017 and June 2023. SDD was implemented in March 2019, dividing patients into two groups. SETTING Four-bed BU, in a referral University Hospital in Spain. PATIENTS All the patients admitted during the study period were eligible for analysis. Patients who died or were discharged within 48hours of admission, and patients with an estimated survival less than 10% not considered for full escalation of therapy were excluded. INTERVENTION SDD comprised the administration of a 4-day course of an intravenous antibiotic, and an oral suspension and oral topical paste of non-absorbable antibiotics during the stay in the BU. MAIN VARIABLE OF INTEREST Incidence of HAIs during the stay in the BU. SECONDARY OUTCOMES incidence of specific types of infections by site (bacteremia, pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection) and microorganism (Gram-positive, Gram-negative, fungi), and safety endpoints. RESULTS We analyzed 72 patients: 27 did not receive SDD, and 45 received SDD. The number of patients who developed HAIs were 21 (77.8%) and 21 (46.7%) in the non-SDD and the SDD groups, respectively (p=0.009). The number of hospital-acquired infectious episodes were 2.52 (1.21-3.82) and 1.13 (0.54-1.73), respectively (p=0.029). CONCLUSIONS SDD was associated with a reduced incidence of bacterial HAIs and a decrease in the number of infectious episodes per patient.
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- David Pérez-Torres
- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Programa de Optimización del Uso de Antimicrobianos (PROA), Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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- Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain; Servicio de Cirugía Plástica, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Calle Dulzaina, 2, 47012, Valladolid, Spain
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Gwyn-Jones A, Afolabi T, Bonney S, Gurusinghe D, Tridente A, Mahambrey T, Nee P. Major burns in adults: a practice review. Emerg Med J 2024:emermed-2024-214046. [PMID: 38886061 DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2024-214046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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There are approximately 180 000 deaths per year from thermal burn injury worldwide. Most burn injuries can be treated in local hospitals but 6.5% require specialist burn care. The initial ED assessment, resuscitation and critical care of the severely burned patient present significant challenges and require a multidisciplinary approach. The management of these patients in the resuscitation room impacts on the effectiveness of continuing care in the intensive care unit. The scope of the present practice review is the immediate management of the adult patient with severe burns, including inhalation injury and burn shock. The article uses an illustrative case to highlight recent developments including advanced airway management and the contemporary approach to assessment of fluid requirements and the type and volume of fluid resuscitation. There is discussion on new options for pain relief in the ED and the principles governing the early stages of burn intensive care. It does not discuss minor injuries, mass casualty events, chemical or radiation injuries, exfoliative or necrotising conditions or frost bite.
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- Alice Gwyn-Jones
- Emergency Department, St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot, UK
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- Emergency Department, St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot, UK
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- Emergency Department, St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot, UK
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- Emergency Department, St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot, UK
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- Emergency Department, St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Prescot, UK
- Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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Pedroza A, Fleishhacker Z, Aguillon Paulsen A, Ong JE, Ronkar N, Weigel I, Janecek T, Galet C, Wibbenmeyer L. Subhypnotic Intravenous Ketamine Improves Patient Satisfaction With Burn Wound Care: A Quality Improvement Project. J Burn Care Res 2024; 45:771-776. [PMID: 38165669 PMCID: PMC11073575 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irad204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Despite advancements in pain management for burn injuries, analgesia often fails to meet our patients' needs. We hypothesized that low doses of intravenous (IV) ketamine as an adjunct to our current protocol would be safe, improving both nurse and patient satisfaction with analgesia during hydrotherapy. Burn patients admitted who underwent hydrotherapy from June 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023 were surveyed. Ketamine was administered with the standard opioid-midazolam regimen. Demographics, oral morphine equivalents, midazolam, ketamine doses and time of administration, and adverse events were collected. Patient and nurse satisfaction scores were collected. The ketamine and no-ketamine groups were compared. P < .05 was considered significant. Eighty-five hydrotherapies were surveyed, 47 without ketamine, and 38 with ketamine. Demographics, comorbidities, %TBSA, and hospital length of stay were not different. The median amount of ketamine given was 0.79 mg/kg [0.59-1.06]. Patients who received ketamine were more likely to receive midazolam (100% vs 61.7%; P < .001), and both oral and IV opioids (94.7% vs 68.1%; P = .002) prior to hydrotherapy and less likely to receive rescue opioids or midazolam during hydrotherapy. Two patients in the ketamine group had hypertension (defined as SBP > 180) that did not require treatment. Nurses tended to be more satisfied with patient pain control when ketamine was used (10 [8-10] vs 9 [7-10], P = .072). Patient satisfaction was higher in the ketamine group (10 [8.8-10] vs 9 [7-10], P = .006). Utilizing subhypnotic dose of IV ketamine for hydrotherapy is safe and associated with increased patient satisfaction.
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- Albert Pedroza
- Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Jamal S, Shaw M, Quasim T, Puxty K, McGovern C. Long term opioid use after burn injury: a retrospective cohort study. Br J Anaesth 2024; 132:599-606. [PMID: 38216388 PMCID: PMC10870133 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients who have survive a burn injury might be at risk of opioid dependence after discharge. This study examined the use of opioids in patients who suffer burn injury and explored factors associated with persistent opioid use after hospital discharge. METHODS This retrospective cohort study compared adults admitted with a burn injury from 2009 to 2019 with two matched comparison cohorts from the general population and adults with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Pre-admission prescription opioid use was determined, and a multivariable negative binomial regression analysis used to explore post-discharge opioid use. RESULTS A total of 7147 burn patients were matched with 6810 pancreatitis patients and with 28 184 individuals from the general population. Pre-admission opioid use was higher in the burn and pancreatitis cohorts (29% and 40%, respectively) compared with the general population (17%). Opioid use increased in both burn and pancreatitis cohorts after discharge (41% and 53%, respectively), although patients with pancreatitis were at even higher risk of increased opioid use in an adjusted analysis (incidence rate ratio 1.43). Female sex, lower socioeconomic status, ICU admission, pre-injury opioid use, and a history of excess alcohol use were all associated with an increase in opioid prescriptions after discharge. CONCLUSIONS Opioid use is high in those admitted with a burn injury or acute pancreatitis when compared with the general population, increasing further after hospital discharge. Female sex and socioeconomic deprivation are among factors that make increased opioid use more likely, although this phenomenon seems even more pronounced in those with acute pancreatitis compared with burn injuries.
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- Sherzah Jamal
- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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