ERRATUM - TREATMENT OF BURN INJURIES IN CHILDREN
This erratum is published to address inaccuracies in the first affiliation of the author of the above-mentioned article. The first affiliation, as presented on the title page, the last page, and within the abstract in Serbian, was not cited consistently. In addition, the official name of the clinic changed shortly after the article’s publicat...
By Editorial Board of the Journal Acta facultatis medicae Naissensis
Treatment of burn injuries in children
Burns represent one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children. Aim. Aim of this review is to gain better understand of the pathophysiological changes and assessment of the severity of burn injuries in different ages of pediatric patients, which may help in early implementation of appropriate therapeutic procedures and improvement...
By Vesna Marjanović
Severe respiratory complications in obese patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus infection: Characteristics and oxygen treatment
Considerable share of patients admitted to the intensive care unit, during the current Covid-19 pandemic, are obese. Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation, higher endothelial injury, higher levels of angiotensinogen II and increased expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors in the adipose tissue. These alterations ...
By Vesna Marjanović
Fluid Resuscitation and Massive Transfusion Protocol in Pediatric Trauma
Summary Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children due to the occurrence of hemorrhagic shock. Hemorrhagic shock and its consequences, anemia and hypovolemia, decrease oxygen delivery, due to which appropriate transfusion and volume resuscitation are critical. Guidelines for massive transfusion, in the pediatric trauma, have...
By Vesna Marjanović, Ivana Budić