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Mariano F, Greco' D, Depetris N, Mella A, Sciarrillo A, Stella M, Berardino M, Risso D, Gambino R, Biancone L. CytoSorb® in burn patients with septic shock and Acute Kidney Injury on Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy is associated with improved clinical outcome and survival. Burns 2024; 50:1213-1222. [PMID: 38494395 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2024.02.028] [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: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND In burn patients, septic shock and acute kidney injury (AKI) with use of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) severely increase morbidity and mortality. Sorbent therapies could be an adjunctive therapy to address the underlying metabolic changes in inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines dysregulated production. METHODS A retrospectively observational study of 35 severe burn patients admitted to the Burn Center (Turin, Italy, from January 2017 to December 2022), who underwent CRRT for AKI-associated septic shock. Out of 35 patients, 11 were treated with CytoSorb® as adjunctive therapy to CRRT (Sorbent group) and 24 patients only with CRRT (Control group). RESULTS The application of CytoSorb® took place in a very dispersed way. Out of 11 patients, 7 started the CRRT together with the sorbent application. The patients of the sorbent group exhibited a significant reduction in norepinephrine use compared to that of the control group. A clinical improvement over the first 4 days of Cytosorb® was observed in both survivors and no survivors of the sorbent group, with significant norepinephrine decreased use on day 4 compared to day 1. In-hospital mortality was 45.4% and 70.8% in the sorbent and control group, respectively, and significantly better at Kaplan-Meier survival analysis at 270 days (p = 0.0445). In both groups, all survivor patients recovered renal function at discharge, whereas no survivors did not. CONCLUSIONS Adjunctive treatment with CytoSorb® for burn patients with AKI-CRRT and septic shock poorly responsive to standard therapy led to a significant clinical improvement, and was associated with a lower mortality rate compared to CRRT alone.
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- Filippo Mariano
- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation U, Department of General and Specialized Medicine, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation U, Department of General and Specialized Medicine, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care 3, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation U, Department of General and Specialized Medicine, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Department of General and Specialized Surgery, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Department of General and Specialized Surgery, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care 3, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Department of General and Specialized Surgery, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Laboratory of Diabetology and Metabolism, University of Turin, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation U, Department of General and Specialized Medicine, City of Health and Science, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Tapking C, Willkomm L, Stolle A, Harhaus L, Hundeshagen G, Bliesener B, Kneser U, Radu CA. Health-related quality of life after burn injury due to bioethanol-fueled fireplaces. Burns 2024; 50:685-690. [PMID: 38042627 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2023.11.001] [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: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Commercially available bioethanol-fueled fireplaces are a potential source of burns and are commonly used for home use. The present study aimed to evaluate the quality of life following burn injuries that were caused by bioethanol-related accidents. METHODS Burned patients who were admitted to our burn unit with burn injury due to bio-ethanol fueled fire places between January 2010 and December 2021 were contacted to ask for their willingness to participate in this study. They were asked to answer questions regarding the circumstances of the accident and three questionnaires to capture burn specific and general health related quality of life (Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B), Short-Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36)) and general information about the accident. Patients were matched and compared to a group of patients suffering comparable burns from other burn mechanisms, which were also admitted to our burn unit at the same time. RESULTS Of 35 patients that met the inclusion criteria, 19 answered the questionnaire and were compared to 38 patients with other burn mechanisms. There were no statistical differences regarding age (bioethanol: 37.4 ± 14.7 years vs. control: 36.2 ± 14.3 years, p = 0.777), TBSA (9.9 ± 6.8% vs. 8.9 ± 10.4, p = 0.715), and sex (42.1% females vs. 36.8% females, p = 0.882). Most patients in the bioethanol-group reported that they did not follow the manual instructions (68.4%) and that the accident happened during the refilling process (52.6%). There was no significant difference in any subscale of the BSHS-B or the SF-36. DISCUSSION Burns related to bioethanol-fueled fireplaces are rare compared to other typical burn mechanisms. However, as they are used for personal pleasure and interior design, psychological impairment following burn may be even more critical. Detailed education on the use of these fireplaces needs to take place in order to reduce the risk of accidents.
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- C Tapking
- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Bickerton S, Nizamoglu M, Emamdee R, Frew Q, Borrows E, Bangalore H, Hussey J, Khan W, Martin N, Barnes D, El-Muttardi N, Shelley OP, Dziewulski P. An eighteen-year review of intensive care requirements for paediatric burns in a regional burns service. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2024; 91:258-267. [PMID: 38428234 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.02.023] [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: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Advances in burns management have reduced mortality. Consequently, efficient resource management plays an increasingly important role in improving paediatric burns care. This study aims to assess the support requirements and outcomes of paediatric burns patients admitted to a burns centre intensive care unit in comparison to established benchmarks in burns care. METHOD A retrospective review of burns patients under the age of 16 years old, admitted to a regional burns service intensive care unit between March 1998 and March 2016 was conducted. RESULTS Our analysis included 234 patients, with the percentage of TBSA affected by burn injury ranging from 1.5% to 95.0%. The median (IQR) %TBSA was 20.0% (11.0-30.0), and the observed mortality rate was 2.6% (6/234). The median (IQR) length of stay was 0.7 days/%TBSA burn (0.4-1.2), 17.9% (41/229) required circulatory support and 2.6% (6/234) required renal replacement. Mortality correlated with smoke inhalation injury (P < 0.001), %TBSA burn (P = 0.049) and complications (P = 0.004) including infections (P = 0.013). CONCLUSIONS Among children with burn injuries who require intensive care, the presence of inhalational injury and the diagnosis of infection are positively correlated with mortality. Understanding the requirements for organ support can facilitate a more effective allocation of resources within a burns service.
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- Shixin Bickerton
- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK.
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK; Paediatric Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK; Paediatric Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK; Centre for Trauma Sciences, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK; Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK; St Andrews Anglia Ruskin Research Group, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK
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Davenport LM, Letson HL, Dobson GP. Lung Protection After Severe Thermal Burns With Adenosine, Lidocaine, and Magnesium (ALM) Resuscitation and Importance of Shams in a Rat Model. J Burn Care Res 2024; 45:216-226. [PMID: 37602979 PMCID: PMC10768784 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irad127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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The management of severe burns remains a complex challenge. Adenosine, lidocaine, and magnesium (ALM) resuscitation therapy has been shown to protect against hemorrhagic shock and traumatic injury. The aim of the present study was to investigate the early protective effects of small-volume ALM fluid resuscitation in a rat model of 30% total body surface area (TBSA) thermal injury. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (320-340 g; n = 25) were randomly assigned to: 1) Sham (surgical instrumentation and saline infusion, without burn, n = 5), 2) Saline resuscitation group (n = 10), or 3) ALM resuscitation group (n = 10). Treatments were initiated 15-min after burn trauma, including 0.7 mL/kg 3% NaCl ± ALM bolus and 0.25-0.5 mL/kg/h 0.9% NaCl ± ALM drip, with animals monitored to 8.25-hr post-burn. Hemodynamics, cardiac function, blood chemistry, hematology, endothelial injury markers and histopathology were assessed. Survival was 100% for Shams and 90% for both ALM and Saline groups. Shams underwent significant physiological, immune and hematological changes over time as a result of surgical traums. ALM significantly reduced malondialdehyde levels in the lungs compared to Saline (P = .023), and showed minimal alveolar destruction and inflammatory cell infiltration (P < .001). ALM also improved cardiac function and oxygen delivery (21%, P = .418 vs Saline), reduced gut injury (P < .001 vs Saline), and increased plasma adiponectin (P < .001 vs baseline). Circulating levels of the acute phase protein alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) increased 1.6-times (P < .001), which may have impacted ALM's therapeutic efficacy. We conclude that small-volume ALM therapy significantly reduced lung oxidative stress and preserved alveolar integrity following severe burn trauma. Further studies are required to assess higher ALM doses with longer monitoring periods.
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- Lisa M Davenport
- Heart and Trauma Research Laboratory, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Queensland 4811, Australia
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- Heart and Trauma Research Laboratory, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Queensland 4811, Australia
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- Heart and Trauma Research Laboratory, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Queensland 4811, Australia
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Begum S, Lodge S, Hall D, Johnson BZ, Bong SH, Whiley L, Gray N, Fear VS, Fear MW, Holmes E, Wood FM, Nicholson JK. Cardiometabolic disease risk markers are increased following burn injury in children. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1105163. [PMID: 37333522 PMCID: PMC10275366 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1105163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Introduction Burn injury in children causes prolonged systemic effects on physiology and metabolism leading to increased morbidity and mortality, yet much remains undefined regarding the metabolic trajectory towards specific health outcomes. Methods A multi-platform strategy was implemented to evaluate the long-term immuno-metabolic consequences of burn injury combining metabolite, lipoprotein, and cytokine panels. Plasma samples from 36 children aged 4-8 years were collected 3 years after a burn injury together with 21 samples from non-injured age and sex matched controls. Three different 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopic experiments were applied to capture information on plasma low molecular weight metabolites, lipoproteins, and α-1-acid glycoprotein. Results Burn injury was characterized by underlying signatures of hyperglycaemia, hypermetabolism and inflammation, suggesting disruption of multiple pathways relating to glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, amino acid metabolism and the urea cycle. In addition, very low-density lipoprotein sub-components were significantly reduced in participants with burn injury whereas small-dense low density lipoprotein particles were significantly elevated in the burn injured patient plasma compared to uninjured controls, potentially indicative of modified cardiometabolic risk after a burn. Weighted-node Metabolite Correlation Network Analysis was restricted to the significantly differential features (q <0.05) between the children with and without burn injury and demonstrated a striking disparity in the number of statistical correlations between cytokines, lipoproteins, and small molecular metabolites in the injured groups, with increased correlations between these groups. Discussion These findings suggest a 'metabolic memory' of burn defined by a signature of interlinked and perturbed immune and metabolic function. Burn injury is associated with a series of adverse metabolic changes that persist chronically and are independent of burn severity and this study demonstrates increased risk of cardiovascular disease in the long-term. These findings highlight a crucial need for improved longer term monitoring of cardiometabolic health in a vulnerable population of children that have undergone burn injury.
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- Sofina Begum
- Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
- Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Translational Genetics, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Australian National Phenome Centre, Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- WA Department of Health, Burns Service of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Australian National Phenome Centre, Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Perth, WA, Australia
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health Innovation, London, United Kingdom
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Barrios EL, Polcz VE, Moldawer LL, Rincon JC, Efron PA, Larson SD. VARIABLES INFLUENCING THE DIFFERENTIAL HOST RESPONSE TO BURNS IN PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS. Shock 2023; 59:145-154. [PMID: 36730790 PMCID: PMC9957807 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000002042] [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] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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ABSTRACT Burn injury is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Although 40,000 pediatric patients in the United States are admitted to the hospital with burn wounds annually, significant differences exist in the management and treatment of these patients, even among highly specialized burn centers. Some aspects of pediatric burn research, such as metabolic changes and nutritional support after burn injury, have been studied extensively; however, in many aspects of burn care, pediatric research lags behind the study of adult populations. This review compares and contrasts a wide array of physiologic and immune responses between children and adults after burn injury. Such a review elucidates where robust research has been conducted, where adult research is applicable to pediatric patients, and where additional pediatric burn research needs to be conducted.
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- Evan L Barrios
- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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Yang G, Tan L, Yao H, Xiong Z, Wu J, Huang X. Long-Term Effects of Severe Burns on the Kidneys: Research Advances and Potential Therapeutic Approaches. J Inflamm Res 2023; 16:1905-1921. [PMID: 37152866 PMCID: PMC10162109 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s404983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Burns are a seriously underestimated form of trauma that not only damage the skin system but also cause various complications, such as acute kidney injury (AKI). Recent clinical studies have shown that the proportion of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) in burn patients after discharge is significantly higher than that in the general population, but the mechanism behind this is controversial. The traditional view is that CKD is associated with hypoperfusion, AKI, sepsis, and drugs administered in the early stages of burns. However, recent studies have shown that burns can cause long-term immune dysfunction, which is a high-risk factor for CKD. This suggests that burns affect the kidneys more than previously recognized. In other words, severe burns are not only an acute injury but also a chronic disease. Neglecting to study long-term kidney function in burn patients also results in a lack of preventive and therapeutic methods being developed. Furthermore, stem cells and their exosomes have shown excellent comprehensive therapeutic properties in the prevention and treatment of CKD, making them increasingly the focus of research attention. Their engineering strategy further improved the therapeutic performance. This review will focus on the research advances in burns on the development of CKD, illustrating the possible mechanism of burn-induced CKD and introducing potential biological treatment options and their engineering strategies.
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- Guang Yang
- Division of Renal Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University, Shenzhen, 518000, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Life Sciences, Yuncheng University, Yuncheng, 044006, People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University, Shenzhen, 518000, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Guilin Medical College, Guilin, 541004, People’s Republic of China
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University, Shenzhen, 518000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518035, People’s Republic of China
- Human Histology & Embryology Section, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics & Gynecology, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Venetia, 37134, Italy
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University, Shenzhen, 518000, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Xiaoyan Huang; Jun Wu, Email ;
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Rojas-Contreras C, De la Cruz-Ku G, Eyzaguirre-Sandoval ME, Chambergo-Michilot D, Torres-Roman JS. Fire burns matter: A case-control study of severe accidental burns in pediatric patients. ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE 2023. [DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/12650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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<b>Objective: </b>We aimed to identify factors associated with severe accidental burns in patients ≤12 years old.<br />
<b>Materials and methods: </b>We conducted a matched case-control study, in which we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of children treated in a single institution from 2014-2016. We classified the cases (patients with severe burns) and controls (patients with non-severe burns) according to the criteria of the American Burn Association. We used multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis to identify the relationship between the etiology of burns and their severity.<br />
<b>Results: </b>We reviewed 180 cases and 90 controls. The most common etiology of burns was boiling water in both cases (65.6%) and controls (83.3%). Most burns occurred inside the home (84.1%) and in the afternoon (37.4%). Multivariate analysis identified that severe burns were mainly due to exposure to fire (odds ratio [OR]: 3.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.53-6.81). Similarly, these patients were more likely to live in a rural area (OR: 2.96, 95% CI: 1.17-6.19).<br />
<b>Conclusions: </b>In pediatric patients ≤12 years of age severe accidental burns are more likely to be caused by fire compared to boiling water. Public health interventions should focus on populations located in rural areas.
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- South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima, PERU
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Eldaly AS, Mashaly SM, Fouda E, Emam OS, Aglan A, Abuasbeh J, Khurana A, Hamdar H, Fath AR. Systemic anti-inflammatory effects of mesenchymal stem cells in burn: A systematic review of animal studies. J Clin Transl Res 2022; 8:276-291. [PMID: 35991083 PMCID: PMC9389574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Background Despite the advances in burn care, severe burns still impose significant morbidity and mortality. Severe burns are associated with an inflammatory response that ranges from alterations in vital signs to shock, multiorgan failure, and death. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are known for their anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. Therefore, MSCs were investigated for their potential benefits in modulating burn-induced inflammation and organ damage in several studies. Aim We have conducted a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the efficacy of MSCs in modulating burn-induced systemic inflammation and organ damage in animal models. Methods Four databases were searched: PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Scopus, and Web of Science. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis as our basis of organization. Results Eight studies were included in the study. Bone marrow derived MSCs, umbilical cord derived MSCs (UC-MSCs), and UC-MSCs exosomes were used to modulate the burn-induced inflammation. MSCs therapy reduced serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, improved renal function, inhibited tissue damage, and improved survival after burn. Furthermore, MSCs reversed all the burn-induced pathological changes in blood brain barrier (BBB). Conclusion MSCs may attenuate the burn-induced inflammation by decreasing serum levels of inflammatory cytokines. However, the effect on anti-inflammatory cytokines is conflicting and mandates more substantial evidence. Furthermore, MSCs reduce tissue inflammation, tissue damage, and apoptosis in the lungs and kidneys. In addition, MSCs reversed the burn-induced pathophysiologic changes in the BBB. The underlying mechanisms of these effects are poorly understood and should be the focus of future stem cell research. Relevance to Patients Severe burn patients are liable to systemic inflammation due to the release of inflammatory cytokines into the circulation. This inflammatory response has a broad spectrum of severity that ranges from alterations in vital signs to multiorgan failure and death. Despite the advances in burn care, burn-induced inflammation still imposes significant morbidity and mortality. This systematic review evaluates the potential benefits of stem cells in modulating burn-induced systemic inflammation in animal burn models.
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- Department of Dermatology, El-Menshawy General Hospital, Tanta, Egypt
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- Division of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Lahey Clinic Beth Israel, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Public Health, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University Health Education Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Notre Dame Maritime Hospital, Byblos, Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University Health Education Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona
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Tapking C, Hundeshagen G, Kirchner M, Fischer S, Kneser U, Bliesener B. Tranexamic acid reduced blood transfusions in acute burn surgery: A retrospective case-controlled trial. Burns 2022; 48:522-528. [PMID: 35339324 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2022.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Early excision and grafting of burn wounds are key for reducing prevalence of infection and sepsis. However, it is associated with massive blood loss and patients frequently require large numbers of blood transfusions. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of tranexamic acid (TXA) on blood transfusion requirements in acute burn surgery. METHODS Patients admitted to the burn intensive care unit between January 2018 and May 2021 and received TXA before first surgery for wound excision and grafting were matched in a 1:2 ratio to patients that did not receive TXA (confounders age,sex,total body surface area (TBSA) burned). Primary endpoint of the analysis was the total number of transfused units of red blood cells (RBC) intra- and postoperatively up to 48 h. Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and platelets were evaluated. Endpoints were compared between groups using van Elteren tests adjusting for strata variable age, gender, TBSA. RESULTS Twenty-six TXA patients were matched with 52 control patients resulting in similar distributions of gender (77.9%(TXA)vs. 82.7%(control) males, p=0.542), age (51.7±21.3vs.48.3 ±17.4years,p = 0.459) and %TBSA burned (33.5%(IQR34)vs. 38.5% (IQR 30.5),p = 1.000). TXA group received significantly less RBC units intraoperatively (2.5(IQR 2.0)vs.4.0 units (IQR4.0), p = 0.038) and in total (4.0(IQR3.0)vs.6.0(IQR4.0),p = 0.017). TXA patients also received less blood products in general (RBC, FFP, platelets) in each period and in total. We found no significant difference in length of stay (24.0(IQR26.0)vs.33.0 days (IQR 0.5),p = 0.367) or mortality (15.4%vs.21.2%, p = 0.542). DISCUSSION This study shows that necessity for blood transfusions in acute burn surgery may be reduced significantly by administration of TXA perioperatively. Randomized-controlled trials are needed to prove these findings.
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- C Tapking
- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany; Department of Anesthesia, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Lytic cocktail: An effective method to alleviate severe burn induced hyper-metabolism through regulating white adipose tissue browning. Heliyon 2022; 8:e09128. [PMID: 35846468 PMCID: PMC9280373 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Browning of white adipose tissue is associated with elevated resting metabolic rates and is considered to be one of the indispensable causes of hypermetabolism in burn patients. Hypermetabolism means increased resting energy expenditure, raised body temperature and acute-phase proteins. Persistently elevated levels of circulating stress hormones have been reported to induce browning of subcutaneous white adipose tissue. The lytic cocktail is a combination of medicines pethidine, chlorpromazine, and promethazine that has been used clinically in sedation for the management of patients. As reported this sedative treatment can reduce the expression of catecholamines in major burn rats. Thus, in this paper we focused on the effects of lytic cocktail in the regulation of white adipose tissue browning and hypermetabolism and we further investigated the underlying mechanism. Methods A 30% total body surface area (TBSA) Ⅲ degree scald rat model was used for this study. The rats were randomly divided into a sham scald group, a scalding with immediate resuscitation group, and a group of scalding with immediate resuscitation and lytic cocktail treatment. The levels of norepinephrine and epinephrine in plasma were dynamically detected. Changes of the rat body weight and food intake were recorded and compared as indexes of metabolism responses after post-scalding. For the study of white adipose tissue browning, inguinal adipose tissue was used. Metabolic changes, while indicatives of white fat browning were measured by PET/CT. The expression of white adipose browning related proteins and the changes of mitochondria number were used to assess browning of inguinal adipose. Results The level of plasma catecholamines norepinephrine and epinephrine in the lytic cocktail-treated group was significantly lower than the other two groups. Morphology and PET/CT showed that the inguinal white adipose browning was inhibited in the lytic cocktail treated group, whereas scalding with immediate resuscitation group showed browning of white adipose. The number of mitochondria, the expressions of white adipose browning related proteins in the lytic cocktail group were also significantly lower than that of the group of scalding with immediate resuscitation. Conclusion By reducing expression of heat-related proteins, the application of lytic cocktail medicines inhibits the white adipose tissue browning, which suppresses hypermetabolism in scalded rats. The mechanism might be related to decreased expression levels of stress hormones induced by lytic cocktail. This research suggests that lytic cocktails may be an effective treatment for hypermetabolism after severe burn injury.
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Tapking C, Kilian K, Hundeshagen G, Haug V, Teufel A, Houschyar KS, Kneser U, Hirche C. Hepatic functional pathophysiology and morphological damage following severe burns: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Burn Care Res 2021; 43:1074-1080. [PMID: 34894242 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irab239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Severe burns are devastating injuries affecting multiple organ systems. Little is known about the influence on the hepatic system and its physiology. This systematic review aimed to assess the current state of research on morphologic liver damage following severe burns. METHODS A search was conducted in Pubmed, Web of Science and Cochrane databases using PRISMA guidelines. Outcomes included serum levels of transaminases, fatty infiltration and necrosis. Weighted individual study estimates were used to calculate pooled transaminase levels and necrosis/fatty infiltration rates using a random-effects approach. Risk ratios (RRs) or Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to describe pooled estimates for risk factors. RESULTS The literature search retrieved 2548 hits, of which 59 studies were included into qualitative synthesis, and finally ten studies were included into meta-analysis. Studies were divided into those reporting autopsies and those reporting changes of serum transaminase levels. The majority of liver autopsies showed fatty infiltration 82% (95% CI39%-97%) or necrosis of the liver 18% (95% CI13%-24%). DISCUSSION Heterogeneity in studies on hepatic functional damage following severe burns was high. Only few were well-designed and published in recent years. Many studies could not be included because of insufficient numerical data. There is a high number of patients deceasing from burns that present with fatty infiltration or necrosis of hepatic tissue. Transaminases were elevated during the first days after burn. Further research on how severe burns affect the hepatic function and outcome, especially long-term, is necessary.
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- C Tapking
- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Division of Hepatology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Health Metabolism, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health Baden-Württemberg (CPDBW), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany.,Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Handtrauma- and Replantation Center BG Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main gGmbH, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Hazeldine J, McGee KC, Al-Tarrah K, Hassouna T, Patel K, Imran R, Bishop JRB, Bamford A, Barnes D, Wilson Y, Harrison P, Lord JM, Moiemen NS. Multicentre, longitudinal, observational cohort study to examine the relationship between neutrophil function and sepsis in adults and children with severe thermal injuries: a protocol for the Scientific Investigation of the Biological Pathways Following Thermal Injury-2 (SIFTI-2) study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e052035. [PMID: 34686556 PMCID: PMC8543641 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Burn-induced changes in the phenotype and function of neutrophils, cells which provide front-line protection against rapidly dividing bacterial infections, are emerging as potential biomarkers for the early prediction of sepsis. In a longitudinal study of adult burns patients, we recently demonstrated that a combined measurement of neutrophil phagocytic capacity, immature granulocyte (IG) count and plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels on the day of injury gave good discriminatory power for the prediction of later sepsis development. However, limited by a small sample size, single-centre design and focus on adult burns patients, these biomarkers require prospective validation in a larger patient cohort. The Scientific Investigation of the Biological Pathways Following Thermal Injury-2 study aims to prospectively validate neutrophil phagocytic activity, IG count and plasma cfDNA levels as early prognostic biomarkers of sepsis in thermally injured adult and paediatric patients. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This multicentre, longitudinal, observational cohort study will enrol 245 paediatric and adult patients with moderate to severe burns within 24 hours of injury. Blood samples will be obtained at 19 postinjury time points (days 1-14, day 28, months 3, 6, 12 and 24) and analysed for neutrophil phagocytic activity, IG count and cfDNA levels. Patients will be screened daily for sepsis using the 2007 American Burn Association diagnostic criteria for sepsis. In addition, daily multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Scores will be recorded relationships between neutrophil phagocytic activity, IG count and plasma cfDNA levels on day 1 of injury and the development of sepsis will be examined using logistic regression models. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study received ethics approval from the West Midlands, Coventry and Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee (REC reference:16/WM/0217). Findings will be presented at national and international conferences, and submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04693442.
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- Jon Hazeldine
- National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, UK
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- Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
- Scar Free Foundation, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK
- Scar Free Foundation, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- Scar Free Foundation, Birmingham, UK
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Bose SN, Greenstein JL, Fackler JC, Sarma SV, Winslow RL, Bembea MM. Early Prediction of Multiple Organ Dysfunction in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:711104. [PMID: 34485201 PMCID: PMC8415553 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.711104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Objective: The objective of the study is to build models for early prediction of risk for developing multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients. Design: The design of the study is a retrospective observational cohort study. Setting: The setting of the study is at a single academic PICU at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Patients: The patients included in the study were <18 years of age admitted to the PICU between July 2014 and October 2015. Measurements and main results: Organ dysfunction labels were generated every minute from preceding 24-h time windows using the International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference (IPSCC) and Proulx et al. MOD criteria. Early MOD prediction models were built using four machine learning methods: random forest, XGBoost, GLMBoost, and Lasso-GLM. An optimal threshold learned from training data was used to detect high-risk alert events (HRAs). The early prediction models from all methods achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve ≥0.91 for both IPSCC and Proulx criteria. The best performance in terms of maximum F1-score was achieved with random forest (sensitivity: 0.72, positive predictive value: 0.70, F1-score: 0.71) and XGBoost (sensitivity: 0.8, positive predictive value: 0.81, F1-score: 0.81) for IPSCC and Proulx criteria, respectively. The median early warning time was 22.7 h for random forest and 37 h for XGBoost models for IPSCC and Proulx criteria, respectively. Applying spectral clustering on risk-score trajectories over 24 h following early warning provided a high-risk group with ≥0.93 positive predictive value. Conclusions: Early predictions from risk-based patient monitoring could provide more than 22 h of lead time for MOD onset, with ≥0.93 positive predictive value for a high-risk group identified pre-MOD.
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- Sanjukta N. Bose
- Institute for Computational Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Institute for Computational Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Institute for Computational Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Institute for Computational Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Sharma C, Dobson GP, Davenport LM, Morris JL, Letson HL. The role of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and its inhibitor TIMP-1 in burn injury: a systematic review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BURNS AND TRAUMA 2021; 11:275-288. [PMID: 34557330 PMCID: PMC8449144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and its endogenous inhibitor, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), are key mediators of acute inflammation and regulators of the wound healing process. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the local and systemic involvement of the MMP-9/TIMP-1 system following burn injury. Two databases (Scopus and MEDLINE) were searched for all studies reporting MMP-9 and/or TIMP-1 after burn injury. Based on our eligibility criteria, we reviewed 24 studies involving 508 burns patients in 11 clinical studies and 367 animals in 13 preclinical studies. Local, systemic, and peripheral gene expression, protein levels and activity of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 were assessed. Increased MMP-9 was reported at the site of injury early after burn trauma in all studies, and remained elevated in non-healing wounds. Increased TIMP-1 expression in burn wounds occurred later than MMP-9, and was persistent in hypertrophic burn scars. Similar to local expression, systemic MMP-9 and TIMP-1 concentrations were significantly elevated after burn injury in response to upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines. While no association was found between systemic MMP-9 concentration and extent of injury or outcome, serum or plasma TIMP-1 showed good correlation with survival and burn severity. This review also found evidence of the MMP-9/TIMP-1 system contributing to secondary tissue damage distant from the burn site, including burn-associated musculoskeletal damage and acute lung injury. In addition, increased MMP-9 synthesis and activity in the brain after peripheral burn may lead to blood-brain barrier dysfunction and cerebral edema, a significant contributor to mortality. This systematic review provides an overview of the available evidence of the role of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in burn injury pathophysiology and finds that TIMP-1 may be a promising biomarker in outcome prognostication of burns patients. Large-scale studies of both pediatric and adult burns patients with increased female representation and repeated sampling are recommended to validate the reliability of TIMP-1 as a prognostic marker following burn injury.
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- Chinmay Sharma
- Heart, Trauma and Sepsis Research Laboratory, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook UniversityQueensland 4811, Australia
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- Heart, Trauma and Sepsis Research Laboratory, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook UniversityQueensland 4811, Australia
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- Townsville University Hospital100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Queensland 4814, Australia
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- Heart, Trauma and Sepsis Research Laboratory, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook UniversityQueensland 4811, Australia
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- Heart, Trauma and Sepsis Research Laboratory, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook UniversityQueensland 4811, Australia
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Rehou S, Jeschke MG. Admission creatinine is associated with poor outcomes in burn patients. Burns 2021; 48:1355-1363. [PMID: 34893369 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.07.022] [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: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Renal failure is the most common organ failure in severely burned patients. However, defining acute kidney injury and renal failure is very challenging. This study was designed to determine the relationship between a biomarker commonly measured on admission, serum creatinine, and outcomes in burn patients. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients (≥ 18 years) with a burn ≥ 5% total body surface area (TBSA) and a serum creatinine level measured within the first 72 h after injury. Patients were admitted over an 11-year period and divided into two groups based on creatinine levels measured within the first 72 h after injury. Patients were categorized in the high creatinine group if they had a measured creatinine ≥107 μmol/L (≥1.21 mg/dL); this value was chosen as the threshold for creatinine based on our institution's reference range. Clinical outcomes included morbidities, hospital length of stay, and mortality. Multivariable logistic regression was used to model the association between high admission creatinine and each outcome, adjusting for patient and injury characteristics. RESULTS We studied 923 patients, mean age 47 ± 18 years and median 13% (IQR 8-24) TBSA burned. There were 718 patients categorized with low admission creatinine and 205 patients with high admission creatinine. After adjustment for patient and injury characteristics, high admission creatinine was associated with a significantly higher rate of sepsis (OR 3.44; 95% CI 2.11-5.59), pneumonia (OR 4.56; 95% CI 1.8-11.53), and mortality (OR 3.59; 95% CI 1.91-6.75). CONCLUSIONS Elevated creatinine on admission is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. We suggest that admission creatinine can be used as a "red flag" to identify patients at a higher risk for poor outcomes.
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- Sarah Rehou
- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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INTRODUCTION While recent reports underscore the significance of the gut microbiome (GM) in health and disease, its importance in burn outcomes remains unclear. Moreover, aggressive intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation of patients may alter intestinal flora. Herein, we describe GM changes following a large burn in swine randomized to different volumes of IV Lactated Ringers' (LR). METHODS Anesthetized Yorkshire swine sustained 40% total body surface area full-thickness burns and were randomized to different volumes of IV LR: none (n = 5), 15 mL/kg/d (low; n = 6), or 80 mL/kg/d (high; n = 6). At baseline and days 1 and 2, fecal swabs were collected for 16s rDNA sequencing. Proximal jejunum was collected immediately after euthanasia (day 2) for western blot, histopathology, and cytokine analyses. RESULTS Burns produced significant shifts in β-diversity and non-significant reductions in α-diversity that did not recover regardless of treatment group. Burn-induced increases in Proteobacteria and decreases in Firmicutes were attenuated by IV fluids in a dose-dependent manner, and also correlated with α-diversity. IV fluids caused a dose-dependent increase in Bacteroides and prevented a transient increase in the opportunistic pathogen Haemophilus parainfluenzae. While high volumes of IV fluids increased intestinal Hsp70 levels (P = 0.0464), they reduced SGLT1 (P = 0.0213) and caspase3 (P = 0.0139) levels. IV fluids elicited a non-specific cytokine response; however, Bacteroidetes levels correlated with intestinal IL18 levels (P = 0.0166, R = 0.4201). CONCLUSIONS We present the first report on the gut microbiome in a porcine burn model, and present data to suggest that IV fluids may influence GM and gut functional proteins following a burn. Overall, burn-induced GM diversity shifts may expose diagnostic and/or therapeutic targets to improve outcomes.
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McCrory MC, Woodruff AG, Saha AK, Halvorson EE, Critcher BM, Holmes JH. Characteristics of Burn-Injured Children in 117 U.S. PICUs (2009-2017): A Retrospective Virtual Pediatric Systems Database Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2021; 22:616-628. [PMID: 33689253 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe characteristics and outcomes of children with burn injury treated in U.S. PICUs. DESIGN Retrospective study of admissions in the Virtual Pediatric Systems, LLC, database from 2009 to 2017. SETTING One hundred and seventeen PICUs in the United States. PATIENTS Patients less than 18 years old admitted with an active diagnosis of burn at admission. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 2,056 patients were included. They were predominantly male (62.6%) and less than 6 years old (66.7%). Cutaneous burns were recorded in 92.1% of patients, mouth/pharynx burns in 5.8%, inhalation injury in 5.1%, and larynx/trachea/lung burns in 4.5%. Among those with an etiology recorded (n = 861), scald was most common (38.6%), particularly in children less than 2 years old (67.8%). Fire/flame burns were most common (46.6%) in children greater than or equal to 2 years. Multiple organ failure was present in 26.2% of patients. Most patients (89%) were at facilities without American Burn Association pediatric verification. PICU mortality occurred in 4.5% of patients. On multivariable analysis using Pediatric Index of Mortality 2, greater than or equal to 30% total body surface area burned was significantly associated with mortality (odds ratio, 5.40; 95% CI, 2.16-13.51; p = 0.0003). When Pediatric Risk of Mortality III was used, greater than or equal to 30% total body surface area burned (odds ratio, 5.45; 95% CI, 1.95-15.26; p = 0.001) and inhalation injury (odds ratio, 5.39; 95% CI, 1.58-18.42; p = 0.007) were significantly associated with mortality. Among 366 survivors (18.6%) with Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category or Pediatric Overall Performance Category data, 190 (51.9%) had a greater than or equal to 1 point increase in Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category or Pediatric Overall Performance Category disability category and 80 (21.9%) had a new designation of moderate or severe disability, or persistent vegetative state. CONCLUSIONS Burn-injured patients in U.S. PICUs have a substantial burden of organ failure, morbidity, and mortality. Coordination among specialized facilities may be particularly important in this population, especially for those with higher % total body surface area burned or inhalation injury.
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- Michael C McCrory
- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
- Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
- Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
- Center for Redox in Biology and Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
- Department of Nursing, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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Shen C, Deng H, Sun T, Cai J, Li D, Li L, He L, Zhang B, Li D, Wang L, Niu Y. Use of Fresh Scalp Allografts From Living Relatives for Extensive Deep Burns in Children: A Clinical Study Over 7 Years. J Burn Care Res 2021; 42:323-330. [PMID: 32960969 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Conventionally, pediatric patients with major burns need frozen cadaveric allografts to save their lives. However, these allografts are insufficient in many burn units because of cultural and local governmental laws in China. This paper reported 22 pediatric patients with major burns who received fresh scalp allografts from their parents, siblings, or relatives from January 2011 to December 2017. These 22 pediatric patients sustained deep partial-thickness to full-thickness burns involving 40% total body surface area (TBSA) on average. Wounds were covered with fresh scalp allografts alone or with postage stamp autografts and fresh scalp allografts post excision. Data were collected from medical files of the treated patients, including sex, age, etiology of burn injury, abbreviated burn severity index (ABSI), and TBSA. Postoperative variables included early survival rate of skin grafts, mean time to rejection, length of hospital stay (LHS), healing time of donor sites, and follow-up complications of donors. The 1-year survival rate of the 22 pediatric patients included into the study was 100%. The early survival rate of the scalp allografts was similar to the autografts. The mean time to rejection was 15.5 ± 3.60 days. The average LHS was 58 days. All donor sites healed within 7.6 days on average, without scar formation, alopecia areata, or folliculitis. Following up data of the donors revealed a full psychological sense of accomplishment and no regrets of donating the scalp to save the burned children. Therefore, the use of fresh scalp allografts is a feasible alternative to save pediatric patients with major burns when frozen allografts are unavailable.
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- Chuanan Shen
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Sumsuzzman DM, Choi J, Khan ZA, Hong Y. Protective Effects of Melatonin against Severe Burn-Induced Distant Organ Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Experimental Studies. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9121196. [PMID: 33261180 PMCID: PMC7760393 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Extensive burns result in a local wound response and distant-organ injury (DOI) caused by oxidative-stress and inflammation. Melatonin (MT) shows promise in alleviating oxidative-stress and inflammation, but its role in thermal injury is largely unexplored. The present systematic review and meta-analysis were designed to assess the effects of MT on oxidative-stress and inflammatory markers against severe burn-induced DOI. Mean difference (MD)/standard mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were estimated using fixed-effect/random-effects models. Eighteen experimental studies met the inclusion criteria. Compared with the control group, MT significantly decreased the levels of malondialdehyde (SMD, −1.03; 95% CI, −1.30, −0.76, p < 0.00001) and 4-hydroxynonenal (MD, −1.06; 95% CI, −1.57, −0.56, p < 0.0001). Additionally, MT increased the levels of glutathione (SMD, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.27, 2.61, p < 0.00001) and superoxide-dismutase (SMD, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.08, 1.45, p = 0.03). Finally, MT significantly decreased the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (SMD, −1.34; 95% CI, −1.92 to −0.77; p < 0.00001) and C-reactive protein (MD, −12.67; 95% CI, −16.72 to −8.62; p < 0.00001). Meta-analysis indicates that severe burn followed by immediate MT (10 mg/kg) intervention shows significant beneficial effects after 24-h against DOI by regulating oxidative-stress and the inflammatory response.
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- Dewan Md. Sumsuzzman
- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea; (D.M.S.); (J.C.)
- Biohealth Products Research Center (BPRC), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea;
- Ubiquitous Healthcare & Anti-Aging Research Center (u-HARC), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Healthcare Medical Science & Engineering, Gimhae 50834, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea; (D.M.S.); (J.C.)
- Biohealth Products Research Center (BPRC), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea;
- Ubiquitous Healthcare & Anti-Aging Research Center (u-HARC), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Healthcare Medical Science & Engineering, Gimhae 50834, Korea
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- Biohealth Products Research Center (BPRC), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea;
- Ubiquitous Healthcare & Anti-Aging Research Center (u-HARC), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Healthcare Medical Science & Engineering, Gimhae 50834, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea; (D.M.S.); (J.C.)
- Biohealth Products Research Center (BPRC), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea;
- Ubiquitous Healthcare & Anti-Aging Research Center (u-HARC), Inje University, Gimhae 50834, Korea
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Healthcare Medical Science & Engineering, Gimhae 50834, Korea
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Harvard Medical School-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-55-320-3681; Fax: +82-55-329-1678
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Covalent modification of nephrilin peptide with valproic acid increases its efficacy as a therapeutic in burn trauma. BURNS OPEN 2020; 4:85-89. [PMID: 35572093 PMCID: PMC9097890 DOI: 10.1016/j.burnso.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Introduction: Nephrilin peptide, a designed inhibitor of Rictor complex, modulates systemic responses to trauma, alleviating clinically relevant variables in a rat scald model and sepsis mortality in a mouse model. This study explores the possibility that chemical conjugation of small molecules to the aminoterminus of nephrilin can modify its biological activity in the rat scald model. Methods: One of four molecules (valproic acid, decanoic acid, fenofibric acid and ibuprofen) was chemically attached to the amino terminus of nephrilin during synthesis. Animals were treated with each modified nephrilin by subcutaneous bolus injection on days 1–7 post-burn. Results: Compared to nephrilin, valproic acid-modified nephrilin showed significantly (all p < 0.05) improved systemic effects on kidney function (creatinine 0.17 ± 0.03 vs 0.31 ± 0.09 mg/dL), glycemic control (AUC 57.5 ± 40 vs 136.4 ± 69.2 mg.dL.hr), inflammation (IL-6 24 ± 9 vs 39 ± 8 pg/ml), pathological angiogenesis (1.46 ± 0.87 vs 6.53 ± 3.16 pct pixels) and weight gain (3.74 ± 0.31 vs 2.99 ± 0.53 slope), all variables previously shown to bear upon clinically relevant burn injury outcomes. Conclusion: Modification of nephrilin with valproic acid increases the efficacy of nephrilin peptide in burns.
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Soluble Suppression Of Tumorigenicity-2 Predicts Hospital Mortality in Burn Patients: An Observational Prospective Cohort Pilot Study. Shock 2020; 51:194-199. [PMID: 29642231 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The IL33/ST2 pathway has been implicated in the pathogenesis of different inflammatory diseases. Our aim was to analyze whether plasma levels of biomarkers involved in the IL33/ST2 axis might help to predict mortality in burn patients. METHODS Single-center prospective observational cohort pilot study performed at the Burns Unit of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (Barcelona). All patients aged ≥18 years old with second or third-degree burns requiring admission to the Burns Unit were considered for inclusion. Blood samples were taken to measure levels of interleukins (IL)6, IL8, IL33, and soluble suppression of tumorigenicity-2 (sST2) within 24 h of admission to the Burns Unit and at day 3. Results are expressed as medians and interquartile ranges or as frequencies and percentages. RESULTS Sixty-nine patients (58 [84.1%] male, mean age 52 [35-63] years, total body surface area burned 21% [13%-30%], Abbreviated Burn Severity Index 6 [4-8]) were included. Thirteen (18.8%) finally died in the Burns Unit. Plasma levels of sST2 measured at day 3 after admission demonstrated the best prediction accuracy for survival (area under the receiver-operating curve 0.85 [0.71-0.99]; P < 0.001). The best cutoff point for the area under the receiver-operating curve index was estimated to be 2,561. In the Cox proportional hazards model, after adjusting for potential confounding, a plasma sST2 level ≥2,561 measured at day 3 was significantly associated with mortality (hazard ratio 6.94 [1.73-27.74]; P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Plasma sST2 at day 3 predicts hospital mortality in burn patients.
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Mascarenhas DD, El Ayadi A, Ravikumar P, Kang GJ, Langer T, Moreno C, Amento EP. Positive effects of ferric iron on the systemic efficacy of nephrilin peptide in burn trauma. Scars Burn Heal 2020; 6:2059513120928494. [PMID: 32612853 PMCID: PMC7307390 DOI: 10.1177/2059513120928494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Nephrilin peptide is a designed inhibitor of Rictor complex (also known as mTORC2), an evolutionarily conserved assembly believed to modulate responses to cellular stress. We previously demonstrated the ability of nephrilin peptide to suppress neuroinflammation, loss of body mass, glycaemic control and kidney function in a rat scald model, as well as sepsis mortality in a mouse model. The present study explores the effect of nephrilin plus iron formulations on clinically relevant outcomes in the rat scald model. METHODS Animals were treated with nephrilin by subcutaneous bolus injection on post-burn days 1-7. Equimolar ferric iron in the formulation improved the positive systemic effects of nephrilin on kidney function, glycaemic control, oxidative stress, early hyperinflammation, late inflammasome activation, hyperangiogenesis and body mass, all variables previously shown to bear upon clinically relevant burn injury outcomes. The sparing effects of nephrilin-iron were demonstrated in both sexes. DISCUSSION Surprisingly, optimum daily treatment doses were in the range of 2-4 mg/kg, while 8 mg/kg was less effective, suggesting the possibility of marginal pro-oxidant effects from the 'free' iron fraction. Thus, although ferric iron in the nephrilin formulation is clearly helpful, care must be exercised to select an optimum treatment dose. CONCLUSION Iron increases the efficacy of nephrilin peptide in burns.
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- Desmond D Mascarenhas
- Mayflower Organization for Research
& Education, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Transporin, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA,
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- Department of Surgery, The University of
Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children -
Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Research Institute,
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Research Institute,
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- Molecular Medicine Research Institute,
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Liodaki E, Galati V, Bethge M, Göpel W, Mailaender P, Stang F. Reversible dilative cardiomyopathy after electrical injury: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2018; 12:333. [PMID: 30404652 PMCID: PMC6223010 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-018-1861-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Background Dilative cardiomyopathy is an uncommon cardiac complication of electric shock. Case presentation We report a case of a 12-year-old German boy with a high voltage injury who developed a four-chamber dilative cardiomyopathy, which was diagnosed on the 13th week postburn. One year after the accident, echocardiography showed a normal function of his heart with 64% ejection fraction and normal cavities’ dimensions. Conclusions Despite the fact that dilative cardiomyopathy is not very common in electrical injuries but can be fatal, a prolonged echocardiography follow-up for patients with electrical injury could be recommended. Until now this case is the first child with severe burns after electrocution, who developed a reversible dilative cardiomyopathy.
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- Eirini Liodaki
- Department of Plastic, Hand Surgery and Burn Care Unit, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Alle 160, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Department of Plastic, Hand Surgery and Burn Care Unit, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Alle 160, Lübeck, Germany
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Paracelcus Health Center, Lübeck, Germany
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- Pediatric Department, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Hand Surgery and Burn Care Unit, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Alle 160, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Hand Surgery and Burn Care Unit, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Alle 160, Lübeck, Germany
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Although the overall incidence of and mortality rate associated with burn injury have decreased in recent decades, burns remain a significant source of morbidity and mortality in children. Children with major burns require emergent resuscitation. Resuscitation is similar to that for adults, including pain control, airway management, and administration of intravenous fluid. However, in pediatrics, fluid resuscitation is needed for burns greater than or equal to 15% of total body surface area (TBSA) compared with burns greater than or equal to 20% TBSA for adults. Unique to pediatrics is the additional assessment for non-accidental injury and accurate calculation of the percentage of total burned surface area (TBSA) in children with changing body proportions are crucial to determine resuscitation parameters, prognosis, and disposition.
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- Ashley M Strobel
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, 701 South Park Avenue R2.123, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 South Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
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Ueki R, Liu L, Kashiwagi S, Kaneki M, Khan MAS, Hirose M, Tompkins RG, Martyn JAJ, Yasuhara S. Role of Elevated Fibrinogen in Burn-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Protective Effects of Glycyrrhizin. Shock 2018; 46:382-9. [PMID: 27172157 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000000602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Skeletal muscle wasting and weakness with mitochondrial dysfunction (MD) are major pathological problems in burn injury (BI) patients. Fibrinogen levels elevated in plasma is an accepted risk factor for poor prognosis in many human diseases, and is also designated one of damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMPs) proteins. The roles of upregulated fibrinogen on muscle changes of critical illness including BI are unknown. The hypothesis tested was that BI-upregulated fibrinogen plays a pivotal role in the inflammatory responses and MD in muscles, and that DAMPs inhibitor, glycyrrhizin mitigates the muscle changes. METHODS After third degree BI to mice, fibrinogen levels in the plasma and at skeletal muscles were compared between BI and sham-burn (SB) mice. Fibrinogen effects on inflammatory responses and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) loss were analyzed in C2C12 myotubes. In addition to survival, the anti-inflammatory and mitochondrial protective effects of glycyrrhizin were tested using in vivo microscopy of skeletal muscles of BI and SB mice. RESULTS Fibrinogen in plasma and its extravasation to muscles significantly increased in BI versus SB mice. Fibrinogen applied to myotubes evoked inflammatory responses (increased MCP-1 and TNF-α; 32.6 and 3.9-fold, respectively) and reduced MMP; these changes were ameliorated by glycyrrhizin treatment. In vivo MMP loss and superoxide production in skeletal muscles of BI mice were significantly attenuated by glycyrrhizin treatment, together with improvement of BI survival rate. CONCLUSIONS Inflammatory responses and MMP loss in myotubes induced by fibrinogen were reversed by glycyrrhizin. Anti-inflammatory and mitochondrial protective effect of glycyrrhizin in vivo leads to amelioration of muscle MD and improvement of BI survival rate.
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- Ryusuke Ueki
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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Chen P, Stanojcic M, Jeschke MG. Septic predictor index: A novel platform to identify thermally injured patients susceptible to sepsis. Surgery 2017; 163:409-414. [PMID: 29129362 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND During the past decades' sepsis has become the major cause of death in severely burned patients. Despite the importance of burn sepsis, its diagnosis, let alone its prediction, is difficult if not impossible. Recently, we have demonstrated burn patients have increased NLRP3 inflammasome activation in white adipose tissue. We aimed to delineate a unique immune profile that can be used to identify septic outcomes in severely burned patients. METHODS Adult burn patients (n = 37) admitted to our burn center between June 2013-2015 were enrolled in this study. White adipose tissue from the site of injury and plasma were collected from severely burned patients (>20% total body surface area) within 96 hours after thermal injury, indiscriminate of sex or age. RESULTS We found that patients exhibiting aberrantly high levels of proinflammatory interleukin-1β and decreased macrophages at the site of injury are highly susceptible to development of sepsis. Septic patients also had increased anti-inflammatory (interleukin-10, interleukin-1RA) cytokines in plasma. The Septic Predictor Index was generated as a quotient for the site of injury macrophage proportion and interleukin-1β production. All patients who eventually develop sepsis had septic predictor index values >0.5. Septic patients with Septic Predictor Index values >1 all had sepsis onset within 12 days post-injury, whereas patients with Septic Predictor Index values between 0.5-1 all had later onset (>12 days). CONCLUSION The Septic Predictor Index can determine sepsis onset accurately in thermally injured patients a priori and further enables surgeons to develop clinical studies and focused therapies specifically designed for septic cohorts.
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- Peter Chen
- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Plastic Surgery Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D'Arpa P, Leung KP. Toll-Like Receptor Signaling in Burn Wound Healing and Scarring. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2017; 6:330-343. [PMID: 29062590 PMCID: PMC5649422 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2017.0733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Significance: Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) emanate from burn-injured tissue and enter systemic circulation. Locally and systemically, they activate pattern-recognition receptors, including toll-like receptors (TLRs), to stimulate cytokine secretion, which in the severest burns typically results in extreme systemic cytokine levels, a dysfunctioning immune system, infection, impaired healing, and excessive scarring. This system-wide disruption of homeostasis can advance to life-threatening, multiorgan dysfunction syndrome. Knowledge of DAMP- and PAMP-TLR signaling may lead to treatments that ameliorate local and systemic inflammation and reduce scarring and other burn injury sequela. Recent Advances: Many PAMPs and DAMPs, the TLRs they activate, and their downstream signaling molecules have been shown to contribute to local and systemic inflammation and tissue damage following burn injury. Critical Issues: Whether TLR-pathway-targeting treatments applied at different times postburn injury might improve scarring remains an open question. The evaluation of this question requires the use of appropriate preclinical and clinical burn models carried out until after mature scar has formed. Future Directions: After TLR-pathway-targeting treatments are evaluated in porcine burn wound models and their safety is demonstrated, they can be tested in proof-of-concept clinical burn wound models.
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Directorate, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
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The P50 Research Center in Perioperative Sciences: How the investment by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences in team science has reduced postburn mortality. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 83:532-542. [PMID: 28697015 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Since the inception of the P50 Research Center in Injury and Peri-operative Sciences (RCIPS) funding mechanism, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences has supported a team approach to science. Many advances in critical care, particularly burns, have been driven by RCIPS teams. In fact, burns that were fatal in the early 1970s, prior to the inception of the P50 RCIPS program, are now routinely survived as a result of the P50-funded research. The advances in clinical care that led to the reduction in postburn death were made by optimizing resuscitation, incorporating early excision and grafting, bolstering acute care including support for inhalation injury, modulating the hypermetabolic response, augmenting the immune response, incorporating aerobic exercise, and developing antiscarring strategies. The work of the Burn RCIPS programs advanced our understanding of the pathophysiologic response to burn injury. As a result, the effects of a large burn on all organ systems have been studied, leading to the discovery of persistent dysfunction, elucidation of the underlying molecular mechanisms, and identification of potential therapeutic targets. Survival and subsequent patient satisfaction with quality of life have increased. In this review article, we describe the contributions of the Galveston P50 RCIPS that have changed postburn care and have considerably reduced postburn mortality.
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Belba MK, Petrela EY, Belba AG. Epidemiology and outcome analysis of sepsis and organ dysfunction/failure after burns. Burns 2017; 43:1335-1347. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Greenhalgh DG. Sepsis in the burn patient: a different problem than sepsis in the general population. BURNS & TRAUMA 2017; 5:23. [PMID: 28795054 PMCID: PMC5547526 DOI: 10.1186/s41038-017-0089-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sepsis has recently been defined as "life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection". A great amount of effort has been made to develop early treatments for sepsis through the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. There are similar but slightly different recommendations for the treatment of sepsis in the pediatric population. These international efforts have led to earlier diagnosis and treatments for sepsis that have led to improvements in survival. Sepsis is also the leading cause of death in the burn patient but most clinical sepsis studies have excluded burns. The reason for the exclusion is that the sepsis found in burn patients is different than that of the general population. The early treatment strategies, such as those directed by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, focus on patients presenting to hospitals with recent signs of infection. Burn patients lose their primary barrier to infection, the skin, and thus the risk of infection persists as long as that barrier is absent. Efforts have been made to define sepsis, septic shock and infection in the burn population but there is constant need for revisions. One focus of this review is to discuss the differences in burn sepsis versus sepsis of the general population. Children often have profound responses to sepsis but can also make remarkable recoveries. This review will also explore problems specific to pediatric burns. The treatment of burns requires a continuous vigilance to watch for the subtle early signs of sepsis and then expeditious initiation of aggressive therapy. Strategies covering optimal management of pediatric burn sepsis will also be summarized.
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- David G Greenhalgh
- Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817 USA.,Firefighters Regional Burn Center at University of California, Davis, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, USA
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Neutrophil Dysfunction, Immature Granulocytes, and Cell-free DNA are Early Biomarkers of Sepsis in Burn-injured Patients. Ann Surg 2017; 265:1241-1249. [DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hundeshagen G, Wurzer P, Forbes A, Voigt C, Collins V, Cambiaso-Daniel J, Finnerty CC, Herndon DN, Branski LK. The occurrence of single and multiple organ dysfunction in pediatric electrical versus other thermal burns. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 82:946-951. [PMID: 28431417 PMCID: PMC5407303 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multiple organ failure (MOF) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in burned children. While various complications induced by electrical injuries have been described, the incidence and severity of single organ failure (SOF) and MOF associated with this type of injury are unknown. The study was undertaken to compare the incidence and severity of SOF and MOF as well as other complications between electrically and thermally burned children. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 2001 and 2016, 288 pediatric patients with electrical burns (EB; n = 96) or thermal burns (CTR; n = 192) were analyzed in this study. Demographic data; length of hospitalization; and number and type of operations, amputations, and complications were statistically analyzed. Incidence of SOF and MOF was assessed using the DENVER2 classification in an additive mixed model over time. Compound scores and organ-specific scores for lung, heart, kidney, and liver were analyzed. Serum cytokine expression profiles of both groups were also compared over time. Significance was accepted at p < 0.05. RESULTS Both groups were comparable in age (CTR, 11 ± 5 years, vs EB, 11 ± 5 years), percent total body surface area burned (CTR, 33% ± 25%, vs EB, 32 ± 25%), and length of hospitalization (CTR, 18 ± 26 days, vs EB, 18 ± 21 days). The percentage of high-voltage injury in the EB group was 64%. The incidence of MOF was lower in the EB group (2 of 96 [2.1%]) than the CTR group (20 of 192 [10.4%]; p < 0.05). The incidence of single organ failure was comparable between groups. Incidence of pulmonary failure was comparable in both groups, but incidence of inhalation injury was significantly higher in the CTR group (p < 0.0001). Patients in the EB group had more amputations (p < 0.001), major amputations (p = 0.001), and combined major amputations (p < 0.01). Mortality was comparable between the groups. Serum cytokine expression profiles were also comparable between the groups. CONCLUSIONS In pediatric patients, electrical injury is associated with a lower incidence of MOF than other thermal burns. Early and radical debridement of nonviable tissue is crucial to improve outcomes in the electrical burn patient population. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Retrospective chart review, level III.
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- Gabriel Hundeshagen
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine and the Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
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OBJECTIVE To describe a number of conditions and therapies associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome presented as part of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Multiple Organ Dysfunction Workshop (March 26-27, 2015). In addition, the relationship between burn injuries and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome is also included although it was not discussed at the workshop. DATA SOURCES Literature review, research data, and expert opinion. STUDY SELECTION Not applicable. DATA EXTRACTION Moderated by an expert from the field, issues relevant to the association of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome with a variety of conditions and therapies were presented, discussed, and debated with a focus on identifying knowledge gaps and the research priorities. DATA SYNTHESIS Summary of presentations and discussion supported and supplemented by relevant literature. CONCLUSIONS Sepsis and trauma are the two conditions most commonly associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome both in children and adults. However, many other pathophysiologic processes may result in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. In this article, we discuss conditions such as liver failure and pancreatitis, pathophysiologic processes such as ischemia and hypoxia, and injuries such as trauma and burns. Additionally, therapeutic interventions such as medications, blood transfusions, transplantation may also precipitate and contribute to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. The purpose of this article is to describe the association of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome with a variety of conditions and therapies in an attempt to identify similarities, differences, and opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
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OBJECTIVE To summarize the epidemiology and outcomes of children with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome as part of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development multiple organ dysfunction syndrome workshop (March 26-27, 2015). DATA SOURCES Literature review, research data, and expert opinion. STUDY SELECTION Not applicable. DATA EXTRACTION Moderated by an experienced expert from the field, issues relevant to the epidemiology and outcomes of children with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome were presented, discussed, and debated with a focus on identifying knowledge gaps and research priorities. DATA SYNTHESIS Summary of presentations and discussion supported and supplemented by the relevant literature. CONCLUSIONS A full understanding the epidemiology and outcome of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in children is limited by inconsistent definitions and populations studied. Nonetheless, pediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndrome is common among PICU patients, occurring in up to 57% depending on the population studied; sepsis remains its leading cause. Pediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndrome leads to considerable short-term morbidity and mortality. Long-term outcomes of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in children have not been well studied; however, studies of adults and children with other critical illnesses suggest that the risk of long-term adverse sequelae is high. Characterization of the long-term outcomes of pediatric multiple organ dysfunction syndrome is crucial to identify opportunities for improved treatment and recovery strategies that will improve the quality of life of critically ill children and their families. The workshop identified important knowledge gaps and research priorities intended to promote the development of standard definitions and the identification of modifiable factors related to its occurrence and outcome.
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Hypermetabolism is the ubiquitous response to a severe burn injury, which was first described in the nineteenth century. Despite identification of important components of this complex response, hypermetabolism is still not well understood in its entirety. This article describes this incredibly fascinating response and the understanding we have gained over the past 100 years. Additionally, this article describes novel insights and delineates treatment options to modulate postburn hypermetabolism with the goal to improve outcomes of burn patients.
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Mascarenhas DD, Ayadi AE, Wetzel M, Prasai A, Mifflin R, Jay J, Herndon DN, Finnerty CC. Effects of the nephrilin peptide on post-burn glycemic control, renal function, fat and lean body mass, and wound healing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BURNS AND TRAUMA 2016; 6:44-50. [PMID: 28078180 PMCID: PMC5218868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The mechanisms underlying the effects of severe burn trauma are not well understood. We previously demonstrated the ability of nephrilin peptide (an iron-binding peptide believed to enter cells through iron-uptake pathways) to suppress aspects of the neuroinflammatory response in a rat scald model, as well as sepsis mortality in a mouse model. This study explores the effect of nephrilin on other clinically relevant outcomes in the rat scald model. In a rat scald model, animals were treated with nephrilin either in week 1 or week 2 post-burn. Measurements were made of serum glucose and creatinine as well as wound area by planimetry and body composition by DEXA. Given the potential role of iron, results were analyzed both for the entire cohort of animals and for the normoferremic (>100 ug/dL serum iron) subset of animals. Nephrilin improved body composition, wound healing, kidney function, and glycemic control. The first two effects were significant in normoferremic but not in hypoferremic animals suggesting an effect of iron status on burn injury outcomes. Nephrilin treatment modulates a number of relevant variables in the rat scald model.
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- Desmond D Mascarenhas
- Mayflower Organization for Research & EducationSunnyvale, CA 94085, USA
- Transporin, Inc.Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical BranchUSA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - GalvestonGalveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children - GalvestonGalveston, TX 77550, USA
- Cell Biology Graduate Program, The University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children - GalvestonGalveston, TX 77550, USA
- Cell Biology Graduate Program, The University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical BranchUSA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - GalvestonGalveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children - GalvestonGalveston, TX 77550, USA
- The Institute for Translational Sciences and The Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical BranchUSA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - GalvestonGalveston, TX 77550, USA
- The Institute for Translational Sciences and The Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical BranchUSA
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - GalvestonGalveston, TX 77550, USA
- The Institute for Translational Sciences and The Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, TX 77550, USA
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Clayton RP, Wurzer P, Andersen CR, Mlcak RP, Herndon DN, Suman OE. Effects of different duration exercise programs in children with severe burns. Burns 2016; 43:796-803. [PMID: 27908464 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Burns lead to persistent and detrimental muscle breakdown and weakness. Standard treatment at our institution includes a voluntary 12-week rehabilitative exercise program to limit and reverse the effects of increased muscle catabolism. In the present work, we investigated if different durations of exercise, 6 or 12 weeks, produce comparable improvements in muscle strength, body composition, and cardiopulmonary fitness. METHODS We prospectively enrolled and randomized patients with ≥30% total body surface area (TBSA) burned to receive 6 or 12 weeks of exercise rehabilitation. Patients were evaluated for muscle strength, oxygen consumption capacity, and lean body mass at discharge (n=42) and after exercise. After 6 weeks (n=18) or 12 weeks (n=24) of exercise training, leg muscle strength was assessed as peak torque per body weight using a Biodex isokinetic dynamometer. Oxygen consumption capacity, measured as peak VO2, was studied using a standard treadmill-based test, and lean body mass was determined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS Significant improvements in muscle strength, peak VO2, and lean body mass were seen after 6 weeks of exercise training (p<0.001), with only significant improvements in peak VO2 being seen after 6 weeks more of training. CONCLUSION These data suggest that a 6-week rehabilitative exercise program is sufficient for improving muscle strength, body composition, and cardiopulmonary fitness in pediatric burn patients. However, continuation of at- or near-home cardiopulmonary training following the 6 weeks of at-hospital rehabilitation may be useful.
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- Robert P Clayton
- Shriners Hospitals for Children(®)-Galveston, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; The Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children(®)-Galveston, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children(®)-Galveston, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children(®)-Galveston, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children(®)-Galveston, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; The Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children(®)-Galveston, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
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Rae L, Fidler P, Gibran N. The Physiologic Basis of Burn Shock and the Need for Aggressive Fluid Resuscitation. Crit Care Clin 2016; 32:491-505. [PMID: 27600122 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Burn trauma in the current age of medical care still portends a 3% to 8% mortality. Of patients who die from their burn injuries, 58% of deaths occur in the first 72 hours after injury, indicating death from the initial burn shock is still a major cause of burn mortality. Significant thermal injury incites an inflammatory response, which distinguishes burns from other trauma. This article focuses on the current understanding of the pathophysiology of burn shock, the inflammatory response, and the direction of research and targeted therapies to improve resuscitation, morbidity, and mortality.
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- Lisa Rae
- Department of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 21st Avenue South, MAB 404, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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- Swedish Hospital, 601 E. Hampden Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113, USA
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- UW Burn Center, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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The inflammatory response induced by burn injury contributes to increased incidence of infections, sepsis, organ failure, and mortality. Thus, monitoring postburn inflammation is of paramount importance but, so far, there are no reliable biomarkers available to monitor and/or predict infectious complications after burn. As interleukin 8 (IL-8) is a major mediator for inflammatory responses, the aim of our study was to determine whether IL-8 expression can be used to predict postburn sepsis, infections, and mortality. Plasma cytokines, acute-phase proteins, constitutive proteins, and hormones were analyzed during the first 60 days after injury from 468 pediatric burn patients. Demographics and clinical outcome variables (length of stay, infection, sepsis, multiorgan failure [MOF], and mortality) were recorded. A cutoff level for IL-8 was determined using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Statistical significance is set at P < 0.05. Receiver operating characteristic analysis identified a cutoff level of 234 pg/mL for IL-8 for survival. Patients were grouped according to their average IL-8 levels relative to this cutoff and stratified into high (H) (n = 133) and low (L) (n = 335) groups. In the L group, regression analysis revealed a significant predictive value of IL-8 to percent of total body surface area burned and incidence of MOF (P < 0.001). In the H group, IL-8 levels were able to predict sepsis (P < 0.002). In the H group, elevated IL-8 was associated with increased inflammatory and acute-phase responses compared with the L group (P < 0.05). High levels of IL-8 correlated with increased MOF, sepsis, and mortality. These data suggest that serum levels of IL-8 may be a valid biomarker for monitoring sepsis, infections, and mortality in burn patients.
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Ruiz-Castilla M, Roca O, Masclans JR, Barret JP. Recent Advances in Biomarkers in Severe Burns. Shock 2016; 45:117-25. [DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000000497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Jeschke MG, Patsouris D, Stanojcic M, Abdullahi A, Rehou S, Pinto R, Chen P, Burnett M, Amini-Nik S. Pathophysiologic Response to Burns in the Elderly. EBioMedicine 2015; 2:1536-48. [PMID: 26629550 PMCID: PMC4634201 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Over the last decades advancements have improved survival and outcomes of severely burned patients except one population, elderly. The Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) burn size in elderly has remained the same over the past three decades, and so has morbidity and mortality, despite the increased demand for elderly burn care. The objective of this study is to gain insights on why elderly burn patients have had such a poor outcome when compared to adult burn patients. The significance of this project is that to this date, burn care providers recognize the extreme poor outcome of elderly, but the reason remains unclear. In this prospective translational trial, we have determined clinical, metabolic, inflammatory, immune, and skin healing aspects. We found that elderly have a profound increased mortality, more premorbid conditions, and stay at the hospital for longer, p < 0.05. Interestingly, we could not find a higher incidence of infection or sepsis in elderly, p > 0.05, but a significant increased incidence of multi organ failure, p < 0.05. These clinical outcomes were associated with a delayed hypermetabolic response, increased hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic responses, inversed inflammatory response, immune-compromisation and substantial delay in wound healing predominantly due to alteration in characteristics of progenitor cells, p < 0.05. In summary, elderly have substantially different responses to burns when compared to adults associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This study indicates that these responses are complex and not linear, requiring a multi-modal approach to improve the outcome of severely burned elderly. The outcome of elderly burn management is low with reasons that remain unclear. Elderly have a higher mortality, more premorbid conditions and a higher incidence of multi organ failure. Elderly stay at the hospital for longer time. The incidence of infection or sepsis is not higher than young adult. Elderly show delayed hyper-metabolic response, increased hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic responses. Elderly present inversed inflammatory response. Elderly show substantial delay in wound healing, predominantly due to alteration in characteristics of progenitor cells.
Despite advancements in treatment of severely burned patients, the death rate is still high in elderly. In this project, we investigate the reason behind this poor outcome. Our report highlights some of the deficiencies that we have observed in elderly patients and compare them to the young adults. Elderly have late immune responses which are necessary to fight the disease. Their body lacks some of the essential stem cells which are essential for skin healing. By learning the major deficiencies that come with this age group, we will be able to help elderly who have been subjected to burn injury.
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- Marc G Jeschke
- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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Integrity of airway epithelium in pediatric burn autopsies: Association with age and extent of burn injury. Burns 2015; 41:1435-41. [PMID: 26093952 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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UNLABELLED This study examines the structural integrity of the airway epithelium in autopsy tissues from pediatric burn subjects. METHODS A semi-quantitative score for the degree of airway epithelial integrity was made for seventy- two pediatric burn autopsies. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression was performed to identify relationships between epithelial integrity and conditions related to tissue fixation, time of death after injury, age, total body surface area burn (TBSA), extent of 3rd degree burn, presence of inhalation injury, ventilator days and pneumonia. RESULTS No significant difference in epithelial integrity scores was identified between burn only cases and those with inhalation injury. Significant correlations with bronchiolar epithelial integrity scores were identified for age, p=0.02, and percent 3rd degree burn, p=0.02. There was no significant relationship between epithelial integrity and time between death and autopsy, p>0.44. CONCLUSIONS Airway epithelial loss seen in autopsy tissue is not simply an artifact of tissue fixation. The degree of compromise correlates most strongly with age and degree of burn. Further studies are needed to identify physiological or critical care factors following burn injury that contribute to compromise in the structural and functional properties of the airway epithelium.
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OBJECTIVE Characterizing burn sizes that are associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity is critical because it would allow identifying patients who might derive the greatest benefit from individualized, experimental, or innovative therapies. Although scores have been established to predict mortality, few data addressing other outcomes exist. The objective of this study was to determine burn sizes that are associated with increased mortality and morbidity after burn. DESIGN AND PATIENTS Burn patients were prospectively enrolled as part of the multicenter prospective cohort study, Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury Glue Grant, with the following inclusion criteria: 0-99 years old, admission within 96 hours after injury, and more than 20% total body surface area burns requiring at least one surgical intervention. SETTING Six major burn centers in North America. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Burn size cutoff values were determined for mortality, burn wound infection (at least two infections), sepsis (as defined by American Burn Association sepsis criteria), pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and multiple organ failure (Denver 2 score>3) for both children (<16 yr) and adults (16-65 yr). Five hundred seventy-three patients were enrolled, of which 226 patients were children. Twenty-three patients were older than 65 years and were excluded from the cutoff analysis. In children, the cutoff burn size for mortality, sepsis, infection, and multiple organ failure was approximately 60% total body surface area burned. In adults, the cutoff for these outcomes was lower, at approximately 40% total body surface area burned. CONCLUSIONS In the modern burn care setting, adults with over 40% total body surface area burned and children with over 60% total body surface area burned are at high risk for morbidity and mortality, even in highly specialized centers.
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Hypoglycemia is associated with increased postburn morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients. Crit Care Med 2014; 42:1221-31. [PMID: 24368343 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000000138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypoglycemia after burn injury and whether hypoglycemia is associated with increased postburn morbidity and mortality. DESIGN Cohort analysis. SETTING Academic pediatric burn hospital. PATIENTS This analysis included 760 pediatric burn patients, who were stratified according the number of hypoglycemic episodes (< 60 mg/dL glucose) they experienced while in the ICU. Clinical outcomes and metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers were analyzed during the first 60 days post admission. Patients with one or more hypoglycemic events were matched with patients not experiencing any event using propensity score matching, and outcomes and biomarker expression were compared between groups. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Eighty-four patients had one episode of hypoglycemia, 108 patients had two or more episodes of hypoglycemia, and 568 patients never experienced hypoglycemia. Patients with one or more hypoglycemic episodes had longer hospitalization, as well as more frequent infections, sepsis, multiple organ failure, and death (p < 0.05). The 166 propensity score-matched patients with one or more hypoglycemic events had greater inflammatory and metabolic responses, prevalence of sepsis, multiple organ failure, and mortality than burn patients without hypoglycemic (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Hypoglycemic episodes correlate with injury severity and inhalation injury. When adjusted for injury severity, hypoglycemia is associated with significantly higher postburn morbidity and mortality.
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