Surviving Sepsis After Burn Campaign.

INTRODUCTION: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign was developed to improve outcomes for all patients with sepsis. Despite sepsis being the primary cause of death after thermal injury, burns have always been excluded from the Surviving Sepsis efforts. To improve sepsis outcomes in burn patients, an international group of burn experts developed the Surviving Sepsis After Burn Campaign (SSABC) as a testable guideline to improve burn sepsis outcomes. METHODS: The International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) reached out to regional or national burn organizations to recommend members to participate in the program. Two members of the ISBI developed specific "patient/population, intervention, comparison and outcome" (PICO) questions that paralleled the 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign [1]. SSABC participants were asked to search the current literature and rate its quality for each topic. At the Congress of the ISBI, in Guadalajara, Mexico, August 28, 2022, a majority of the participants met to create "statements" based on the literature. The "summary statements" were then sent to all members for comment with the hope of developing an 80% consensus. After four reviews, a consensus statement for each topic was created or "no consensus" was reported. RESULTS: The committee developed sixty statements within fourteen topics that provide guidance for the early treatment of sepsis in burn patients. These statements should be used to improve the care of sepsis in burn patients. The statements should not be considered as "static" comments but should rather be used as guidelines for future testing of the best treatments for sepsis in burn patients. They should be updated on a regular basis. CONCLUSION: Members of the burn community from the around the world have developed the Surviving Sepsis After Burn Campaign guidelines with the goal of improving the outcome of sepsis in burn patients.

Effects of a Fat-Rich Diet on the Spontaneous Release of Acetylcholine in the Neuromuscular Junction of Mice.

Western societies are facing a clear increase in the rate of obesity and overweight which are responsible for musculoskeletal pain. Some of the substances described in the environment of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are the same as those found in the skeletal muscle of obese people, such as cytokines. Furthermore, elevated neuromuscular neurotransmission has been associated with MTrPs. The main objective of this study is to assess whether obesity or overweight may be a facilitator of myofascial pain. The experiments were performed on male Swiss mice. One experimental group was given a typical "cafeteria" diet and another group a commercial high-fat diet for six weeks. Intramuscular adipocytes were assessed with Sudan III. The functional study was performed with electromyographic recording to determine the plaque noise and intracellular recording of miniature endplate potentials (MEPPs). The intake of a cafeteria diet showed the presence of more adipocytes in muscle tissue, but not with the fat-supplemented diet. Both experimental groups showed an increase in the plaque noise and an increase in the frequency of MEPPs that lasted several weeks after interrupting diets. In summary, the supply of a hypercaloric diet for six weeks in mice increases spontaneous neurotransmission, thus facilitating the development of MTrPs.

Resultados de la integración de las distintas subespecialidades en un centro mamario. Experiencia inicial del Centro Mamario del Hospital Universitario Austral / Multidisciplinary approach in a breast center. Initial experience in the Hospital Universitario Austral

Luego del desarrollo de los centros o unidades de mama a nivel mundial, en octubre de 2006 el Hospital Universitario Austral crea el Centro Mamario. El objetivo de este trabajo es comunicar los resultados que se obtuvieron en los primeros 5 años de trabajo multidisciplinario integrado. Se evaluaron en forma retrospectiva los cinco primeros años de funcionamiento del Centro Mamario del HUA. Para analizar el funcionamiento y resultados de los distintos procesos diagnósticos y terapéuticos se tuvieron como referencia los indicadores de calidad propuestos por EUSOMA, pudiendo cumplirlos en casi todos los ítems analizados, excepto en lo referente a la información pronóstica y de predicción completa (83,1% y 81,4%, para un mínimo del 95,0%) y en la indicación de radioterapia posmastectomía(79,4% para un mínimo de 90,0%). Como conclusión, nuestros resultados iniciales comprueban que la coordinación e integración de los distintos servicios involucrados en forma de unidad o centro mamario, permitió la optimización de la calidad de atención de las pacientes con cáncer de mama.

Resultados de la integración de las distintas subespecialidades en un centro mamario. Experiencia inicial del Centro Mamario del Hospital Universitario Austral / Multidisciplinary approach in a breast center. Initial experience in the Hospital Universitario Austral

Luego del desarrollo de los centros o unidades de mama a nivel mundial, en octubre de 2006 el Hospital Universitario Austral crea el Centro Mamario. El objetivo de este trabajo es comunicar los resultados que se obtuvieron en los primeros 5 años de trabajo multidisciplinario integrado. Se evaluaron en forma retrospectiva los cinco primeros años de funcionamiento del Centro Mamario del HUA. Para analizar el funcionamiento y resultados de los distintos procesos diagnósticos y terapéuticos se tuvieron como referencia los indicadores de calidad propuestos por EUSOMA, pudiendo cumplirlos en casi todos los ítems analizados, excepto en lo referente a la información pronóstica y de predicción completa (83,1% y 81,4%, para un mínimo del 95,0%) y en la indicación de radioterapia posmastectomía(79,4% para un mínimo de 90,0%). Como conclusión, nuestros resultados iniciales comprueban que la coordinación e integración de los distintos servicios involucrados en forma de unidad o centro mamario, permitió la optimización de la calidad de atención de las pacientes con cáncer de mama.(AU)