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ReviewBurns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries2016

Current concepts on burn wound conversion-A review of recent advances in understanding the secondary progressions of burns.

Ara A Salibian, Angelica Tan Del Rosario, Lucio De Almeida Moura Severo, Long Nguyen, Derek A Banyard, Jason D Toranto, Gregory R D Evans, Alan D Widgerow

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Review in Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Burn Selection: How Fire Injury Shaped Human Evolution.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2026
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  5. Burn Progression in Human Skin-A Review of Current Knowledge and Opportunities for Future Research.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2025
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  9. Tranexamic acid reduces inflammation, edema and burn wound conversion in a rodent model.Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries · 2024
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  13. Alginate and Nanocellulose Dressings With Extract From Salmon Roe Reduce Inflammation and Accelerate Healing of Porcine Burn Wounds.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2023
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  16. Flir OneAnnals of burns and fire disasters · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ara A SalibianCenter for Tissue Engineering, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 200 S. Manchester Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, United States.
Angelica Tan Del RosarioCenter for Tissue Engineering, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 200 S. Manchester Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, United States.
Lucio De Almeida Moura SeveroCenter for Tissue Engineering, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 200 S. Manchester Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, United States.
Long NguyenCenter for Tissue Engineering, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 200 S. Manchester Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, United States.
Derek A BanyardCenter for Tissue Engineering, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 200 S. Manchester Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, United States.
Jason D TorantoCenter for Tissue Engineering, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 200 S. Manchester Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, United States.
Gregory R D EvansCenter for Tissue Engineering, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 200 S. Manchester Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, United States.
Alan D WidgerowCenter for Tissue Engineering, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 200 S. Manchester Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, United States. Electronic address: awidgero@uci.edu.
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

University of California Health Participation in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)UL1TR001414 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI COOPER, DAN M, VILAIN, ERIC J. · 2015 to 2023
$35.1M
Institute for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR000153 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI COOPER, DAN M · 2012 to 2015
$12.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000153NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001414
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Burn wound conversion describes the process by which superficial partial thickness burns convert into deeper burns necessitating surgical intervention. Fully understanding and thus controlling this phenomenon continues to defy burn surgeons. However, potentially guiding burn wound progression so as to obviate the need for surgery while still bringing about healing with limited scarring is the major unmet challenge. Comprehending the pathophysiologic background contributing to deeper progression of these burns is an essential prerequisite to planning any intervention. In this study, a review of articles examining burn wound progression over the last five years was conducted to analyze trends in recent burn progression research, determine changes in understanding of the pathogenesis of burn conversion, and subsequently examine the direction for future research in developing therapies. The majority of recent research focuses on applying therapies from other disease processes to common underlying pathogenic mechanisms in burn conversion. While ischemia, inflammation, and free oxygen radicals continue to demonstrate a critical role in secondary necrosis, novel mechanisms such as autophagy have also been shown to contribute affect significantly burn progression significantly. Further research will have to determine whether multiple mechanisms should be targeted when developing clinical therapies.

Indexed as

AutophagyBurnsCicatrixDisease ProgressionHumansInflammationIschemiaReactive Oxygen SpeciesWound HealingReactive Oxygen SpeciesAutophagyBurn wound conversionSecondary burn progression

Identifiers

PMID26787127
PMCPMC4947443
OpenAlexW2281061480

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Registered trials

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