A5082623678- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Disaster Response and Management
- Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Mesenchymal stem cell research
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
McMaster University
2018-2025
Hamilton Health Sciences
2023-2024
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
2012-2022
Health Sciences Centre
2012-2022
University of Toronto
2012-2022
Center For Reconstructive Urethral Surgery
2019
Sunnybrook Research Institute
2018
Sunnybrook Hospital
2012-2018
Toronto Public Health
2014
Plastic Surgery Hospital
2013
Abstract Major burns represent a challenge in autologous skin coverage and may lead to severe functional cosmetic sequelae. Dermal substitutes are increasingly becoming an essential part of burn care during the acute phase treatment. In long term dermal improve results thus enhance quality life. chronic wound setting, used reconstruct scars defects. Despite potential substitutes, further research is required strengthen scientific evidence regarding their effects also develop new technologies...
Background: Infection is the most common complication and cause of death in patients suffering burn injuries. These are susceptible to infection wound sepsis secondary alterations their physiology. Diagnosis management infections rely on physical examination, cultures, pathology wound. Method: We performed an electronic search for articles Google Scholar PubMed databases using terms "burn sepsis," infection," critical care." Results: Multiple factors increase patients' risk invasive sepsis,...
In Brief Objective: To examine the incidence of single or multiple organ failure postburn and its resultant clinical outcomes during acute hospitalization. Background: Patient are inherently dependent on intact function; however, burn injury affects structure function almost every organ, but especially lung, liver, kidney, heart. Therefore, single-organ and/or multiorgan (MOF) thought to contribute significantly morbidity mortality, date no large trial examining effects MOF exists. Methods:...
The most important determinant of survival post-burn injury is wound healing. For decades, allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been suggested as a potential treatment for severe burn injuries. This report describes patient with whose wounds did not heal over 18 months conventional care. When treated MSCs, healing accelerated no adverse complications. Wound sites showed evidence keloids or hypertrophic formation during 6-year follow-up period. therapeutic use MSCs large non-healing...
Oxidative stress after burn injury induces inflammatory and hypermetabolic responses associated with adverse outcomes. We propose that antioxidant trace element supplementation may reduce oxidative subsequently alleviate inflammation hypermetabolism, thus improving clinical conducted a cohort study of adult patients an acute admitted to our provincial center. Patients in the group received intravenous infusion multivitamins elements for first 14 days admission. The profile was assessed at...
Survival of elderly burn patients remains unacceptably poor. The acute phase, defined as the first 96 hours after burn, includes resuscitation period and influences subsequent outcomes survival. aim this study was to determine if phase response post injury is significantly different in compared with adult identify elements contributing adverse outcomes.
The use of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line for venous access in thermally injured patients has increased recent years despite a lack evidence regarding safety this patient population. A survey invasive practices among 44 burn centers the United States found that 37% units PICC lines as part their treatment protocol. goal study was to compare PICC-associated complication rates with existing literature both critical care and settings. methodology involved is single...
The transport of thermally injured patients can involve significant costs; however, not all necessitate transfer to a burn center. purpose this study was review transfers an American Burn Association–verified regional center determine whether the were necessary and cost associated with unnecessary transfers. A retrospective chart identified 707 transferred acute injury during 7-year period. For purposes study, "unnecessary transfer" defined as any patient admitted fewer than 7 days who did...