Burns research

Clinical research focuses on the management and outcomes of patients with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TENS); the effect of gender on mortality in burn patients; and fluid management and blood transfusion practices.

The Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfred provides the statewide service for adult patients with severe burn injuries.

Clinical research topics in 2015 have included gender differences in cytokine response to burn injury, troponin levels in patients with burns and the early microbiological profile of the burn wound.

A prospective trial is under way to test the validity of a predictive equation for dressing requirements, which will contribute to state disaster response preparation and planning. Laboratory research is focused on techniques for keratinocyte culture and tissue engineering for skin substitutes.

Postgraduate students

  • 3 PhD students
  • 3 Masters students

Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TENS)

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Fluid management practices in burns patients

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The relationship between gender and mortality of burns patients

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Burns registry

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Skin Tissue Culture Laboratory

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Publications

A Review of Petrol Burns in Australia and New Zealand

Savage N, Doherty Z, Singer Y, Menezes H, Cleland H, Goldie SJ

(2023), Journal of burn care & research, 44(5), 1162-8

DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irad008

Venous Thromboembolism in Severe Burns Patients with Intravascular Warming Catheter: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Reid I, Bortz H, Burrell A, Gantner D, Rosenblum S, Cleland H

(2023), European Burn Journal, 4(1), 80-6

DOI: 10.3390/ebj4010008

The association between out of hours burn centre admission and in-hospital outcomes in patients with severe burns

Singer Y, Gabbe BJ, Cleland H, Holden D, Schnekenburger M, Tracy LM

(2023), Burns, 49(5), 1062-72

DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2022.08.002

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