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Xiao S, Pan Z, Li H, Zhang Y, Li T, Zhang H, Ning J. The impact of inhalation injury on fluid resuscitation in major burn patients: a 10-year multicenter retrospective study. Eur J Med Res 2024; 29:283. [PMID: 38735989 PMCID: PMC11089777 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-024-01857-w] [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: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND It remains unclear whether additional fluid supplementation is necessary during the acute resuscitation period for patients with combined inhalational injury (INHI) under the guidance of the Third Military Medical University (TMMU) protocol. METHODS A 10-year multicenter, retrospective cohort study, involved patients with burns ≥ 50% total burn surface area (TBSA) was conducted. The effect of INHI, INHI severity, and tracheotomy on the fluid management in burn patients was assessed. Cumulative fluid administration, cumulative urine output, and cumulative fluid retention within 72 h were collected and systematically analyzed. RESULTS A total of 108 patients were included in the analysis, 85 with concomitant INHI and 23 with thermal burn alone. There was no significant difference in total fluid administration during the 72-h post-burn between the INHI and non-INHI groups. Although no difference in the urine output and fluid retention was shown in the first 24 h, the INHI group had a significantly lower cumulative urine output and a higher cumulative fluid retention in the 48-h and 72-h post-burn (all p < 0.05). In addition, patients with severe INHI exhibited a significantly elevated incidence of complications (Pneumonia, 47.0% vs. 11.8%, p = 0.012), (AKI, 23.5% vs. 2.9%, p = 0.037). For patients with combined INHI, neither the severity of INHI nor the presence of a tracheotomy had any significant influence on fluid management during the acute resuscitation period. CONCLUSIONS Additional fluid administration may be unnecessary in major burn patients with INHI under the guidance of the TMMU protocol.
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- Shuao Xiao
- Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, Baqiao District, Xi'an, 710038, China
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- Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese PLA, No. 927 Hospital Bao Yun Road, Puer, 665000, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, Baqiao District, Xi'an, 710038, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Western Theater Air Force Hospital of PLA, Chengdu, 610011, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Rd, Xi'an, 710032, China.
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- Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese PLA, No. 927 Hospital Bao Yun Road, Puer, 665000, Yunnan, China.
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- Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, Baqiao District, Xi'an, 710038, China.
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McEwan S, Iles K, Chrisco L, Pak J, Agala CB, Williams FN, King B, Nizamani R. Impact of Chronic Alcohol Use on Fluid Resuscitation in Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res 2022; 43:997-1001. [PMID: 35647685 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irac065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Acute alcohol intoxication in burn patients has been associated with increased mortality, renal dysfunction, and difficulty with adequate fluid resuscitation. It is less clear how chronic alcohol use, regardless of intoxication status on admission, impacts patient outcomes. In this study, we examine varying levels of alcohol use in burn patients and its impact on both short- and long-term outcomes.
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- Sasha McEwan
- Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- The University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Made in Germany: A Quality Indicator Not Only in the Automobile Industry But Also When It Comes to Skin Replacement: How an Automobile Textile Research Institute Developed a New Skin Substitute. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 57:medicina57020143. [PMID: 33562479 PMCID: PMC7914466 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57020143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Successful research and development cooperation between a textile research institute, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research via the Center for Biomaterials and Organ Substitutes, the University of Tübingen, and the Burn Center of Marienhospital, Stuttgart, Germany, led to the development of a fully synthetic resorbable temporary epidermal skin substitute for the treatment of burns, burn-like syndromes, donor areas, and chronic wounds. This article describes the demands of the product and the steps that were taken to meet these requirements. The material choice was based on the degradation and full resorption of polylactides to lactic acid and its salts. The structure and morphology of the physical, biological, and degradation properties were selected to increase the angiogenetic abilities, fibroblasts, and extracellular matrix generation. Water vapor permeability and plasticity were adapted for clinical use. The available scientific literature was screened for the use of this product. A clinical application demonstrated pain relief paired with a reduced workload, fast wound healing with a low infection rate, and good cosmetic results. A better understanding of the product's degradation process explained the reduction in systemic oxidative stress shown in clinical investigations compared to other dressings, positively affecting wound healing time and reducing the total area requiring skin grafts. Today, the product is in clinical use in 37 countries. This article describes its development, the indications for product growth over time, and the scientific foundation of treatments.
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- David G Greenhalgh
- From the Shriners Hospitals for Children-Northern California, and the Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center and the Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis - all in Sacramento
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Cachafeiro Fuciños L, Sánchez Sánchez M, García de Lorenzo Y Mateos A. Mechanical ventilation in critically ill burn patient with inhalation injury: Can we avoid it? Med Intensiva 2019; 44:54-56. [PMID: 30971340 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- L Cachafeiro Fuciños
- Grupo de trabajo Disfunción y fallo orgánico en la agresión, Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPaz), Madrid, España.
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- Grupo de trabajo Disfunción y fallo orgánico en la agresión, Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPaz), Madrid, España
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- Grupo de trabajo Disfunción y fallo orgánico en la agresión, Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPaz), Madrid, España
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Badulak JH, Schurr M, Sauaia A, Ivashchenko A, Peltz E. Defining the criteria for intubation of the patient with thermal burns. Burns 2018; 44:531-538. [PMID: 29548862 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2018.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Recent studies demonstrate that burn patients are undergoing unnecessary intubations. We sought to determine the clinical criteria that predict intubations with benefit. METHODS This was a retrospective review of intubated adults admitted to our center with thermal burns 2008-2013. Criteria for intubation were defined as traditional criteria (suspected smoke inhalation, oropharynx soot, hoarseness, dysphagia, singed facial hair, oral edema, oral burn, non-full thickness facial burns), or ABA criteria as defined by the 2011 ABA guidelines (full thickness facial burns, stridor, respiratory distress, swelling on laryngoscopy, upper airway trauma, altered mentation, hypoxia/hypercarbia, hemodynamic instability). Patients with <26days free from mechanical ventilation (ventilator-free days (VFD)) out of 28, were deemed indicated long-term intubations. Those with ≥26 VFD were deemed unnecessary short-term intubations. RESULTS Of 218 patients, 151 had long-term and 67 had short-term intubations. Long-term intubation was strongly associated with ABA criteria (77.5%) compared to traditional criteria (22.5%) (p<0.001). Sensitivity of ABA criteria for long-term intubation was 77% and specificity 46%. Traditional criteria associated with long-term intubation included suspected smoke inhalation (OR 2.45 [95% CI, 1.18-5.11]), and singed facial hair (OR 2.53 [95% CI, 1.25-5.09]). The addition of these to ABA criteria created the Denver criteria, which exhibited an increased sensitivity for long-term intubations (95%), but decreased specificity (24%). CONCLUSIONS Intubation should be considered for patients displaying the Denver criteria, which includes full thickness facial burns, stridor, respiratory distress, swelling on laryngoscopy, upper airway trauma, altered mentation, hypoxia/hypercarbia, hemodynamic instability, suspected smoke inhalation, and singed facial hair. Patients lacking these criteria should not be intubated.
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- Jenelle H Badulak
- University of Washington, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, United States.
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- Mountain Area Health Education Center, Division of General Surgery, 121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803, United States.
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- University of Colorado, Department of Surgery, 12631 E. 17th Avenue, C-305, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
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- University of Colorado, Department of Surgery, 12631 E. 17th Avenue, C-305, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
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- University of Colorado, Department of Surgery, 12631 E. 17th Avenue, C-305, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
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Reducing the Indication for Ventilatory Support in the Severely Burned Patient: Results of a New Protocol Approach at a Regional Burn Center. J Burn Care Res 2018; 37:e205-12. [PMID: 25882516 DOI: 10.1097/bcr.0000000000000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Initial management of the severely injured routinely includes sedation and mechanical ventilatory support. However, nonjudiciously applied mechanical ventilatory support can itself lead to poorer patient outcomes. In an attempt to reduce this iatrogenic risk, a standardized, in-house, five-point protocol providing clinical guidance on the use and duration of ventilation was introduced and analyzed, and the impact on patient outcomes was assessed. In 2007, a protocol for early spontaneous breathing was introduced and established in clinical practice. This protocol included: 1) early extubation (≤6 hours after admission) in the absence of absolute ventilatory indication; 2) avoidance of "routine intubation" in spontaneously breathing patients; 3) early postoperative extubation, including patients requiring multiple surgical interventions; 4) intensive chest and respiratory physiotherapy with routine application of expectorants; and 5) early active mobilization. A retrospective clinical study compared patients (group A) over a 2-year period admitted under the new protocol with a historical patient group (group B). Patients in group A (n = 38) had fewer ventilator days over the time-course of treatment (3 [1; 5.8] vs 18.5 days [0.5; 20.5]; P = .0001) with a lower rate of tracheostomies (15.8 vs 54%; P = .0003). Patients on ventilation at admission in group A had shorter ventilation periods after admission (4.75 [4; 22.25] vs 378 hours [8.5; 681.5]; P = .0003), and 66.7% of these patients were extubated within 6 hours of admission (vs 9.1% in group B). No patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria required re- or emergency intubation. In the first 5 days of treatment, significantly lower Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores were recorded in group A. There was also a trend for lower mortality rates (0 [0%] vs 6 [14%]), sepsis rates (24 [63.2%] vs 37 [88.1%]), and cumulative fluid balance on days 3 and 7 in group A. In contrast, group A demonstrated an elevated rate of pneumonia (15 [39.5%] vs 8 [19%]). These trends, however, lacked statistical significance. Our five-point protocol was safe and easily translated into clinical practice. In the authors experience, this protocol significantly reduced the ventilatory period in severely injured. Furthermore, this study suggests that many injured may be over-treated with routine ventilation, which carries accompanying risks.
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Clinical outcomes after burns in elderly patients over 70 years: A 17-year retrospective analysis. Burns 2018; 44:65-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 08/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Kim Y, Kym D, Hur J, Yoon J, Yim H, Cho YS, Chun W. Does inhalation injury predict mortality in burns patients or require redefinition? PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185195. [PMID: 28953914 PMCID: PMC5617168 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Inhalation injury is known to be an important factor in predicting mortality in burns patients. However, the diagnosis is complicated by the heterogeneous presentation and inability to determine the severity of inhalation injury. The purpose of this study was to identify clinical features of inhalation injury that affect mortality and the values that could predict the outcome more precisely in burns patients with inhalation injury. This retrospective observational study included 676 burns patients who were over 18 years of age and hospitalized in the Burns Intensive Care Unit between January 2012 and December 2015. We analyzed variables that are already known to be prognostic factors (age, percentage of total body surface area (%TBSA) burned, and inhalation injury) and factors associated with inhalation injury (carboxyhemoglobin and PaO2/FiO2 [PF] ratio) by univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Age group (odds ratio [OR] 1.069, p<0.001), %TBSA burned (OR 1.100, p<0.001), and mechanical ventilation (OR 3.774, p<0.001) were identified to be significant predictive factors. The findings for presence of inhalation injury, PF ratio, and carboxyhemoglobin were not statistically significant in multivariate logistic regression. Being in the upper inhalation group, the lower inhalation group, and having a PF ratio <100 were identified to be significant predictors only in univariate logistic regression analysis (OR 4.438, p<0.001; OR 2.379, p<0.001; and OR 2.765, p<0.001, respectively). History and physical findings are not appropriate for diagnosis of inhalation injury and do not predict mortality. Mechanical ventilation should be recognized as a risk factor for mortality in burns patients with inhalation injury.
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- Youngmin Kim
- Department of Surgery and Critical Care, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Critical Care, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Critical Care, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Critical Care, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Critical Care, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Critical Care, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Critical Care, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Fischer S, Wall J, Pomahac B, Riviello R, Halvorson EG. Extra-large negative pressure wound therapy dressings for burns - Initial experience with technique, fluid management, and outcomes. Burns 2016; 42:457-65. [PMID: 26774601 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.034] [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: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The use of negative-pressure-wound-therapy (NPWT) is associated with improved outcomes in smaller burns. We report our experience using extra-large (XL) NPWT dressings to treat ≥15% total body surface area (TBSA) burned and describe our technique and early outcomes. We also provide NPWT exudate volume for predictive fluid resuscitation in these critically ill patients. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed patients treated with XL-NPWT from 2012 to 2014. Following excision/grafting, graft and donor sites were sealed with a layered NPWT dressing. We documented wound size, dressing size, NPWT outputs, graft take, wound infections, and length of stay (LOS). Mean NPWT exudate volume per %TBSA per day was calculated. RESULTS Twelve burn patients (mean TBSA burned 30%, range 15-60%) were treated with XL-NPWT (dressing TBSA burned and skin graft donor sites range 17-44%). Average graft take was 97%. No wound infections occurred. Two patients had burns ≥50% TBSA and their LOS was reduced compared to ABA averages. XL-NPWT outputs peaked at day 1 after grafting followed by a steady decline until dressings were removed. Average XL-NPWT dressing output during the first 5 days was 101±66mL/%BSA covered per day. 2 patients developed acute kidney injury. CONCLUSION The use of XL-NPWT to treat extensive burns is feasible with attention to application technique. NPWT dressings appear to improve graft take, and to decrease risk of infection, LOS, and pain and anxiety associated with wound care. Measured fluid losses can improve patient care in future applications of NPWT to large burn wounds.
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- Sebastian Fischer
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, 02115 Boston, MA, United States; Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Trauma Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Research Group "Trauma meets Burn", University of Heidelberg, Ludwig-Guttmann-Strasse 13, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Division of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, 02115 Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, 02115 Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, 02115 Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, 02115 Boston, MA, United States.
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Kallinen O, Koljonen V, Tukiainen E, Randell T, Kirves H. Prehospital Care of Burn Patients and Trajectories on Survival. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2015; 20:97-105. [PMID: 26270935 DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2015.1056895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We sought to identify factors associated with the prognosis and survival of burn patients by analyzing data related to the prehospital treatment of burn patients transferred directly to the burn unit from the accident site. We also aimed to assess the role of prehospital physicians and paramedics providing care to major burn patients. This study included adult burn patients with severe burns treated between 2006 and 2010. Prehospital patient records and clinical data collected during treatment were analyzed, and the Injury Severity Scale (ISS) was calculated. Patients were grouped into two cohorts based on the presence or absence of a physician during the prehospital phase. Data were analyzed with reference to survival by multivariable regression model. Specific inclusion criteria resulted in a sample of 67 patients. The groups were comparable with regard to age, gender, and injury etiology. Patients treated by prehospital physicians (group 1, n = 49) were more severely injured than patients treated by paramedics (group 2, n = 18) in terms of total burn surface area (%TBSA) (32% vs. 17%, p = 0.033), ISS (25 vs. 8, p < 0.000), and inhalation injuries (51% vs. 16%, p = 0.013), and presented with a higher pulse rate, lower systolic blood pressure, and lower median pH. Age, gender, %TBSA, and ISS were significantly associated with survival in both groups. Survival at 30 days was associated with age, gender, the amount of intravenous fluids (in liters) received during the first 24 hours, and the final %TBSA. Variables found to be independently associated by multivariable regression model with 30 day mortality were age, female gender, and final TBSA. We identified prehospital prognostic factors affecting patient outcomes. Based on the results from this study, our current EMS system is capable of identifying seriously injured burn patients who may benefit from physician attendance at the injury scene.
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Care of burn-injured patients requires knowledge of the pathophysiologic changes affecting virtually all organs from the onset of injury until wounds are healed. Massive airway and/or lung edema can occur rapidly and unpredictably after burn and/or inhalation injury. Hemodynamics in the early phase of severe burn injury is characterized by a reduction in cardiac output and increased systemic and pulmonary vascular resistance. Approximately 2 to 5 days after major burn injury, a hyperdynamic and hypermetabolic state develops. Electrical burns result in morbidity much higher than expected based on burn size alone. Formulae for fluid resuscitation should serve only as guideline; fluids should be titrated to physiologic endpoints. Burn injury is associated basal and procedural pain requiring higher than normal opioid and sedative doses. Operating room concerns for the burn-injured patient include airway abnormalities, impaired lung function, vascular access, deceptively large and rapid blood loss, hypothermia, and altered pharmacology.
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- Edward A Bittner
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (E.A.B., E.S., J.A.J.M.); Shriners Hospitals for Children®, Boston, Massachusetts (E.A.B., E.S., J.A.J.M.); Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas (L.W.); and Shriners Hospitals for Children®, Galveston, Texas (L.W.)
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You K, Yang HT, Kym D, Yoon J, HaejunYim, Cho YS, Hur J, Chun W, Kim JH. Inhalation injury in burn patients: establishing the link between diagnosis and prognosis. Burns 2014; 40:1470-5. [PMID: 25406889 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2014] [Revised: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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This study was to re-evaluate inhalation injury as a prognostic factor in burn patients and to determine the factors that should be considered when refining the definition of inhalation injury. A total of 192 burn patients (152 men, 40 women; mean age, 46.1±13.8 years) who were suspected to have an inhalation injury and underwent bronchoscopy between January 2010 and June 2012 were included in this prospective observational study. All patients underwent bronchoscopy within 24h of sustaining the burn. The bronchoscopic findings were classified as normal, mild, moderate, and severe. Mechanical ventilation was administered, when required. Age, percentage of TBSA burned, ABSI score, requirement of mechanical ventilation and PF ratio, but not inhalation injury, COHb level, and bronchoscopic grades, significantly differed between the survivors and non-survivors (p<0.05). Mechanical ventilation (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 9.787) and severe inhalation injury on bronchoscopy (adjusted OR: 45.357) were independent predictors of mortality on multivariate logistic regression analysis. Inhalation injury diagnosed through history does not predict mortality from burns. Other components such as severity of inhalation injury determined using bronchoscopy, and administration of mechanical ventilation might help predict the morbidity and mortality of burn patients with inhalation injury and all of the factors should be considered when the definition of inhalation injury is refined.
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- Kicheol You
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea; Department of Surgery, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Kangwondaehak 1 gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do 200-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Burn Center, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12, Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil (Youngdeungpo-dong 2-ga), Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-719, Republic of Korea
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Glas GJ, Muller J, Binnekade JM, Cleffken B, Colpaert K, Dixon B, Juffermans NP, Knape P, Levi MM, Loef BG, Mackie DP, Malbrain M, Schultz MJ, van der Sluijs KF. HEPBURN - investigating the efficacy and safety of nebulized heparin versus placebo in burn patients with inhalation trauma: study protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial. Trials 2014; 15:91. [PMID: 24661817 PMCID: PMC3987885 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary coagulopathy is a hallmark of lung injury following inhalation trauma. Locally applied heparin attenuates lung injury in animal models of smoke inhalation. Whether local treatment with heparin benefits patients with inhalation trauma is uncertain. The present trial aims at comparing a strategy using frequent nebulizations of heparin with standard care in intubated and ventilated burn patients with bronchoscopically confirmed inhalation trauma. METHODS The Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Nebulized HEParin versus Placebo in BURN Patients with Inhalation Trauma (HEPBURN) is an international multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-arm study. One hundred and sixteen intubated and ventilated burn patients with confirmed inhalation trauma are randomized to nebulizations of heparin (the nebulized heparin strategy) or nebulizations of normal saline (the control strategy) every four hours for 14 days or until extubation, whichever comes first. The primary endpoint is the number of ventilator-free days, defined as days alive and breathing without assistance during the first 28 days, if the period of unassisted breathing lasts for at least 24 consecutive hours. DISCUSSION As far as the authors know, HEPBURN is the first randomized, placebo-controlled trial, powered to investigate whether local treatment with heparin shortens duration of ventilation of intubated and ventilated burn patients with inhalation trauma. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT01773083 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov), registered on 16 January 2013.Recruiting. Randomisation commenced on 1 January 2014.
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- Gerie J Glas
- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology (L · E · I C · A), Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, M0-210, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology (L · E · I C · A), Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, M0-210, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Martini Hospital, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen - Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology (L · E · I C · A), Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, M0-210, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology (L · E · I C · A), Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, M0-210, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Arora S, Singh PM, Trikha A. Ventilatory strategies in trauma patients. J Emerg Trauma Shock 2014; 7:25-31. [PMID: 24550626 PMCID: PMC3912646 DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.125635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Lung injury in trauma patients can occur because of direct injury to lung or due to secondary effects of injury elsewhere for example fat embolism from a long bone fracture, or due to response to a systemic insult such as; acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to sepsis or transfusion related lung injury. There are certain special situations like head injury where the primary culprit is not the lung, but the brain and the ventilator strategy is aimed at preserving the brain tissue and the respiratory system takes a second place. The present article aims to delineate the strategies addressing practical problems and challenges faced by intensivists dealing with trauma patients with or without healthy lungs. The lung protective strategies along with newer trends in ventilation are discussed. Ventilatory management for specific organ system trauma are highlighted and their physiological base is presented.
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- Shubhangi Arora
- Department of Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
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Mackie D. Inhalation injury or mechanical ventilation: Which is the true killer in burn patients? Burns 2013; 39:1329-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Baartmans MGA, van Baar ME, Boxma H, Dokter J, Tibboel D, Nieuwenhuis MK. Accuracy of burn size assessment prior to arrival in Dutch burn centres and its consequences in children: a nationwide evaluation. Injury 2012; 43:1451-6. [PMID: 21741042 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2011] [Revised: 06/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Total body surface area (TBSA) burned, expressed as percentage is one of the most important aspects of the initial care of a burn victim. It determines whether transfer to a burn centre is necessary as well as the need for, and amount of, intravenous fluid resuscitation. Numerous studies, however, have highlighted inaccuracies in TBSA assessment. Therefore, the differences in burn size estimates between referrers and burn centre's in children and its consequences in terms of transfer and intravenous fluid resuscitation were investigated. METHODS This study involved two time periods from January 2002 until March 2004 and January 2007 until August 2008. All referred children admitted to a Dutch Burn centre within 24h post burn were eligible. Data were obtained from patient records retrospectively and in part prospectively. RESULTS A total of 323 and 299 children were included in periods 1 and 2, respectively. Referring physicians overestimated burn size with a factor two (mean difference: 6% TBSA ± 5.5). About one in five children was referred to a burn centre without fulfilling the criteria for referral with regard to burn size (assessed by burn specialists) special localisation or inhalation trauma. Proportions of children receiving intravenous fluid resuscitation regardless of indication increased from 33% to 49% (p<0.01). The received volumes tended to be higher than necessary. CONCLUSIONS Referring physicians overestimate burn size in children admitted to Dutch burn centres. This has little negative consequences, however, in terms of unindicated transfers to a burn centre or unnecessary fluid resuscitation.
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- M G A Baartmans
- Department of Pediatrics, Maasstad Hospital, PO Box 9100, 3007 AC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Gille J, Taha H, Blankenburg R, Raff T, Sablotzki A. Reducing the indication of ventilatory support in the severely burnt patient and improving outcomes: Results of a new protocol approach within a regional burns centre. Crit Care 2012. [PMCID: PMC3363884 DOI: 10.1186/cc11073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Vloemans A, Dokter J, van Baar M, Nijhuis I, Beerthuizen G, Nieuwenhuis M, Kuijper E, Middelkoop E. Epidemiology of children admitted to the Dutch burn centres. Changes in referral influence admittance rates in burn centres. Burns 2011; 37:1161-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Namdar T, Siemers F, Stollwerck PL, Stang FH, Mailänder P, Lange T. Increased mortality in hypernatremic burned patients. GERMAN MEDICAL SCIENCE : GMS E-JOURNAL 2010; 8:Doc11. [PMID: 20577644 PMCID: PMC2890210 DOI: 10.3205/000100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2010] [Revised: 04/27/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Introduction: In-hospital hypernatremia develops usually iatrogenically from inadequate or inappropriate fluid prescription. In severely burned patient an extensive initial fluid resuscitation is necessary for burn shock survival. After recovering of cellular integrity the circulating volume has to be normalized. Hereby extensive water and electrolyte shifts can provoke hypernatremia. Purpose: Is a hypernatremic state associated with increased mortality? Method: Retrospective study for the incidence of hypernatremia and survival in 40 patients with a totally burned surface area (TBSA) >10%. Age, sex, TBSA, ABSI-Score and fluid resuscitation within the first 24 hours were analyzed. Patients were separated in two groups without (Group A) or with (Group B) hypernatremia. Results: Hypernatremia occurred on day 5±1.4. No significant difference for age, sex, TBSA, ABSI-Score and fluid resuscitation within the first 24 hours were calculated. In Group A all patients survived, while 3 of the hypernatremic patient in Group B died during ICU-stay (Odds-ratio = 1.25; 95% CI 0.971–1.61; p=0.046). Conclusion: Burned patients with an in-hospital acquired hypernatremia have an increased mortality risk. In case of a hypernatremic state early intervention is obligatory. There is a need of a fluid removal strategy in severely burned patient to avoid water imbalance.
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- Thomas Namdar
- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Burn Unit, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.
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