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 …

Severe or major burns induce a pathophysiological, immune, and inflammatory response
that can persist for a long time and affect morbidity and mortality. Severe burns are followed …

Background. Invasive wound mucormycosis (IWM) is associated with an extremely poor
outcome among critically ill burn patients. We describe the detection of circulating Mucorales …

Elderly burn care represents a vast challenge. The elderly are one of the most susceptible
populations to burn injuries, but also one of the fastest growing demographics, indicating a …

Importance Multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) is a leading cause of in-hospital child
mortality. For survivors, posthospitalization health care resource use and costs are unknown …

Objectives To provide recommendations to facilitate the management of severe thermal
burns during the acute phase in adults and children. Design A committee of 20 experts was …

Background Data on severe and extensive burns in China are limited, as is data on the
prevalence of a range of related gastrointestinal (GI) disorders [such as stress ulcers …

Patients suffering major burn injury represent a unique population of critically ill patients.
Widespread skin and tissue damage causes release of systemic inflammatory mediators that …

Severe burn injury renders patients susceptible to multiple infection episodes; however,
identifying specific patient groups at high risk remains challenging. Burn-induced …

Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), platelet count (PLT), and a RDW-to-PLT ratio (RPR)
have been associated with inflammatory activity and adverse outcomes in many diseases …