burns/diarrhea

OBJECTIVE Incidence of hospital-acquired diarrhea has increased rapidly and burn patients are at high risk of getting it. Infection with C. difficile is the most common cause of antibiotic associated diarrhea. The aim of this study was to determine the baseline characteristics and clinical

The hypermetabolic state observed in thermally injured patients warrants aggressive nutritional management. Enteral support is the preferred route of nutrient delivery, however diarrhea is reported to be a persistent complication of continuous nasogastric or nasoduodenal hyperalimentation. Diarrhea

Between July 1, 1987 and June 30, 1990, 30 consecutive deliberately scalded children were studied prospectively. Purposes of the study were to characterize the scald-abused child and address the management problems specific to this group. Mean age was 22.5 months. Many had preburn growth

A child with 12% total body surface area superficial and partial-thickness burns was admitted to the Oregon Burn Center. Within 48 hours of admission, signs and symptoms of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) were present including high spiking fevers, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, conjunctival hyperemia,

OBJECTIVE To observe the therapeutic effect and possible side effects of glutamine granules per os in patients with trauma, burns and major operations. METHODS Patients inflicted with severe burns, trauma and major operations were enrolled in the study. One hundred and twenty patients were randomly

Hydrocarbons are a wide-ranging group of flammable chemicals and are often used in suicide attempts either by ingestion or as an accelerant in self-immolation. In this case study, we present a 37-year-old female who suffered 6% TBSA partial-thickness burns to her perineum and buttocks, which she

Clostridium difficile is a key culprit underlying nosocomial infectious diarrhea. We investigated the effect of C difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) on morbidity and mortality in severely burned children and CDAD risk factors. After review of 2,840 records, 288 pediatric burn patients were

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of carbachol (CAR) on blood flow of intestinal mucosa and absorption rate of glucose-electrolyte solution (GES) during enteral resuscitation of burn shock in dog. METHODS Eighteen male Beagle dogs were subjected to a (51.2+/-2.6)% total body surface area (TBSA)

BACKGROUND To determine the risk factor for acute diarrhea disease in children. METHODS In the survey, 220 cases and 220 controls were involved. Cases were children with loose watery feces, pathologically diagnosed as acute diarrhea by the physician, and enrolled from the Emergency Ward as the

Salmonella species are frequently associated with gastrointestinal infections such as diarrhea. However, extraintestinal Salmonella infections, including burn infections, have been described. Here, we report the first case of a carbapenem-resistant and metallo-β-lactamase (New Delhi

Abstract The principles of rational antibacterial therapy in children for the burn trauma were analyzed. The results of the completed treatment of 808 children for the burn trauma in a Combustiological Department of Municipal clinical hospital of City of Zaporozhye were studied. In 326 (40.3%)

The greatly increased nutritional demands of the severely burned patient frequently require the use of tube feeding for enternal hyperalimentation. At a time when general patient morale is low and motivation needs to be maximally maintained, there is nothing so dispiriting as the distress of a