BURN PATIENT

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Dec 12 2025HEALTH

Breathing Easy: What Helps Burn Patients Recover Faster?

Burn injuries are serious. They often need help with breathing. This help comes from machines. These machines are called ventilators. They push air into the lungs. Some patients need them for a short time. Others need them for a long time. Why does this happen? A study looked into this. It happened

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Jan 18 2025HEALTH

Severe Burns and the Mystery of Cytokine Storms

When a five-year-old boy suffered severe burns covering 91% of his body, doctors faced a mysterious challenge: cytokine storms. These storms, though recognized in various conditions, are not frequently discussed in burn cases. The boy experienced three cytokine storms during his hospital stay. Docto

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Nov 18 2024HEALTH

How Burn Patients' Stories Shape Their Care

For years, the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ) has been keen to gather patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). A previous trial where hospitals took the lead saw few participants and many people dropping out, suggesting a new approach might be better. One major concern was th

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