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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2017

Predicting and managing sepsis in burn patients: current perspectives.

Omar Nunez Lopez, Janos Cambiaso-Daniel, Ludwik K Branski, William B Norbury, David N Herndon

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2017. 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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45citing papers in PubMed
7.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Early appropriate therapy with polymyxin B reduces the mortality in burn sepsis caused by carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria: a retrospective analysis.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
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  10. An Overview of Recent Developments in the Management of Burn Injuries.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  18. Infection and Burn Injury.European burn journal · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Omar Nunez LopezDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch.
Janos Cambiaso-DanielDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch.
Ludwik K BranskiDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch.
William B NorburyDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch.
David N HerndonDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch.
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston · USMedical University of Graz · AT

Funding

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN TRAUMA &BURNST32GM008256 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI Celeste Campbell Finnerty, Oscar E. Suman-Vejas · 1990 to 2026
$4.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modern burn care has led to unprecedented survival rates in burn patients whose injuries were fatal a few decades ago. Along with improved survival, new challenges have emerged in the management of burn patients. Infections top the list of the most common complication after burns, and sepsis is the leading cause of death in both adult and pediatric burn patients. The diagnosis and management of sepsis in burns is complex as a tremendous hypermetabolic response secondary to burn injury can be superimposed on systemic infection, leading to organ dysfunction. The management of a septic burn patient represents a challenging scenario that is commonly encountered by providers caring for burn patients despite preventive efforts. Here, we discuss the current perspectives in the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis and septic shock in burn patients.

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antibioticsbiomarkersburn injuryburn sepsiscytokinesprocalcitoninthermal injury

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PMID28894374
PMCPMC5584891
OpenAlexW2751474915

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