Critically ill burn patients pose several unique challenges to care providers. The concepts of
fluid resuscitation, nutritional management, organ support and wound care are rapidly …

Burn injury results in a sustained hypermetabolic state with resulting increased caloric and
protein requirements to support the stress and immune responses; augmented protein, fat …

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 …

Background Opioid consumption for analgesia in burn patients is enormous. Non-opioid
analgesics for burn pain management may result in opioid sparing, reducing opioid-related …

Background Intestinal mucosa barrier dysfunction after burn injury is an important factor for
causing mortality of burn patients. The current study established a burn model in rats and …

RESULTS Our results indicated a decrease in the numbers of white blood cells, monocytes,
and neutrophils in the burn injury group administered with the blended protein nutritional …

Purpose Measuring gastric residual volumes (GRV) is common in intensive care units (ICU)
in patients receiving enteral nutrition (EN) and are a common source of feeding …

Introduction and objective Nutritional therapy is a crucial component of treatment for
severely burned patients. Although overly aggressive enteral nutrition immediately after burn …

Nursing the burn-injured patient and supporting his/her family throughout recovery is a
complex, demanding, but ultimately, rewarding professional role. The repertoire of nursing …

Nursing the burn-injured patient and supporting his/her family throughout recovery is a
complex and demanding but, ultimately rewarding, professional role. The repertoire of …