CONGRESS SECRETARIAT Taskent Caddesi (1. cadde)
No:77,Kat 4 Bahcelievler,
06490 Ankara, TURKEY
Tel: 90-312-212 7393,
Fax: 90-312-215 08 35
cairoburns@baskent-ank.edu.tr

PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE
November 23, 2004
 09:00-11:00 REGISTRATION
 11.00-12.30 OPENING CEREMONY
 WELCOME ADDRESS & OPENING REMARKS
 MOUSTAFA HEMEDA
Professor and Head of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery Department of Ain Shams University
 SOHRAB BANISOLEYMAN SHAYBANI
President of Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society
(MEBFDS)
 A W REDA MABROUK
Immediate Past President of the Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society
 MEHMET HABERAL
Founding President of the Middle East Burn and Fire Disaster Society
 DAVID N HERNDON
President of the International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI)
 12.30-14:00 LUNCH
 14:00-15:00 Plenary Session I: Chairpersons: M Haberal, A W R Mabrouk
 14:00-14:20
Pharmacologic: Modulation of the Hypermetabolic Response to Burn Injury
David N Herndon
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Burns Hospital Galveston, TX, USA
 14:20-14:40
Eight Years Experience with Burn Management at Ain Shams University
M Hemeda
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
 14:40-15:00
Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury
Ronald G Tompkins
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, USA
 15:00-15:10 Coffee Break
 15:10-16:10 Plenary Session II: Chairpersons: R G Tompkins, M Hemeda
 15:10–15:30
Fire Disasters in Japan
Naoki Aikawa
General Director, Keio University Hospital Tokyo, JAPAN
 15:30–15:50
Lessons Learned from Use of a Dermal Template in 200 Acutely Burned Patients
David Heimbach
Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Washington, USA
 15:50- 16:10
Inhalation Injuries: Modulation of the Immune Response
David N Herndon
Shriners Hospitals for Children. Burns Hospital Galveston, TX, USA
 19.00-22.00 WELCOME COCKTAIL
November 24, 2004
 08:10-09:50 Plenary Session III: Chairpersons: D N Herndon, N Bilgin
 08:10- 08:30
The Successes and Excesses of Fluid Therapy
Basil A Pruitt, Jr
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX, USA
 08:30- 08:50
Techniques and Lessons Learned in the Use of VAC Device in Patients with Acute Burns
David Heimbach
Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Washington, USA
 08:50–09:10
The Use of Lateral Intercostal Free Skin Flap in The Treatment of Postburn Contracted Neck
Hassan A Badran
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 09:10–09:30
Burn Medicine. An Independent and Principal Medical Specialty
Fortunato Benaim
Fundacion Benaim, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 09:30–09:50
Existing Plans for Dealing with Mass Burn Casualties in the Netherlands
David P Mackie
Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, The Netherlands
 09:50-10:00 Coffee Break
 10:00- 11:50 Free Communications I Chairpersons: D Heimbach, H Badran
 O 1
10:00-10:10
COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN AQUACEL AG® AND CRYOPRESERVED ALLOGRAFT SKIN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS

Maher A
Lecturer of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 2
10:10-10:20
BURNOUT SYNDROME IN BURN UNIT IN COMPARISON TO PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT

Reda MM, Mabrouk A
Department of Neuropsychiatry and Department of Plastic Surgery Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 3
10:20-10:30
PLATELET GROWTH FACTOR IN MANAGEMENT OF BURNS

Hossam MF
Department of Clinical Pathology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 4
10:30-10:40
EVALUATION OF POSTBURN HAND FUNCTION AFTER EARLY ESCHARECTOMY AND GRAFTING WITH IMMEDIATE PHYSIOTHERAPY

Ali A, Taher M
Lecturer of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, Assistant Lecturer of Physical Therapy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 5
10:40-10:50
THE ANATOMICAL FEASIBILITY OF FACIAL TRANSPLANT: DELINEATING THE DIFFERENT FACIAL TERRITORIES FOR POSSIBLE ALLOGRAFT FREE TISSUE TRANSFER, ANATOMICAL STUDY

Elfar MSA, Sundine MJ, Calvert JW, Evans GRD
The Division of Plastic Surgery, The University of California, Irvine, USA
 O 6
10:50-11:00
TREATMENT OF BURN SCARS BY CRENOTHERAPY

Ziccardi P, Riccio G, Follo A, Scuderi N
S.Maugeri Foundation - Plastic Surgery Unit, Telese T (Benevento), ITALY
 O 7
11:00-11:10
MISSED DIAGNOSIS IN BURNED PATIENTS

Diogo C, Cabral L, Teles L, Cruzeiro C
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, PORTUGAL
 O 8
11:10-11:20
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC BURN INJURIES IN SOUTHERN TURKEY

Noyan T, Tarim MA, Yildirim S, Caliskan K, Nursal TZ, Bilgin N, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 9
11:20-11:30
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PATIENTS ADMITTED TO BURN UNITS OF THE BAŞKENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NETWORK IN TURKEY

Kut A, Basaran O, Noyan T, Arda S, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 10
11:30-11:40
COMPUTERIZED BURN DIAGRAMMING: COMPARISION OF SAGE (Surface Area Graphic Evaluation) WITH MANUAL ESTIMATION OF BURN SIZE

Basaran O, Kut A, Sakallioglu AE, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 11
11:40-11:50
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR OF OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIANS RELATED TO BURN CASES: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN TURKEY

Kut A, Tokalak I, Basaran O, Moray G, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 11:50–14:00 Lunch
 14:00-15:50 Free Communications II Chairpersons: N Aikawa, I Safe
 O 12
14:00-14:10
LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRIC BURNS

Safe I
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 13
14:10-14:20
MYOGLOBIN AND TOTAL CREATINE KINASE ACTIVITY IN SERUM AS MARKERS OF BURN DEPTH

Algawhary EAM, Maher A
Assistant Professor of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Lecturer of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 0 14
14:20-14:30
A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR BURNED NIPPLE RECONSTRUCTION

Motamed S, Daghagheleh H
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IRAN
 O 15
14:30-14:40
COMPARISON OF ELONGATIONS PROVIDED BY SUBCUTANEOUS PEDICLE RHOMBOID FLAP AND Z-PLASTY: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN THE RAT INGUINAL SKIN

Ertas MARKAL N, Erbas O, Kücükcelebi A, Bozdogan N, Celebioglu S
Ankara Social Security Association Hospital, Department of Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 16
14:40-14:50
TREATMENT OF PREVIOUSLY SKIN GRAFTED AND Z-PLASTY APPLIED RECONTRACTURES WITH SUBCUTANEOUS PEDICLE RHOMBOID FLAP

Ertas Marksal N, Kucukcelebi A, Kurtay A, Bozdogan N, Ozdil K, Celebioglu S
Ankara Social Security Association Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 17
14:50-15:00
THE EFFECTS OF EARLY TANGENTIAL EXCISION AND GRAFTING ON MORTALITY MORBIDITY AND LENGTH OF STAY IN BURN PATIENTS

Kesiktas E, Dalay C, Yavuz M, Ozerdem G, Pekedis O, Gocenler L, Acarturk S
Çukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, TURKEY
 O 18
15:00-15:10
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY DEFECT WITH CROSS-LEG FREE LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE FLAP IN A 7 YEAR OLD ELECTRICAL BURN PATIENT

Kesiktas E, Dalay C, Pekedis O, Gencel E, Kesiktaş NN, Acarturk S
Çukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, TURKEY
 O 19
15:10-15:20
ELECTRICAL DISASTERS (A CASE STUDY IN IRAN)

Shaybani SB, Sadighi A, Mehraien T, Beyraghdar F, Mazloomi M
Mehr General Hospital, Tehran, IRAN
 O 20
15:20-15:30
DIFFICULT LEG

Maghari A, Forootan K, Molavi S
Mehr General Hospital, Tehran, IRAN
 O 21
15:30-15:40
INCIDENCE OF OUR BURN PATIENTS WHOSE BURNS OCCURRED DURING EPILEPTIC SEIZURES AND DIFFERENT AN ETIOLOGİC AGENT: TANDOUR BURNS

Kesiktas E, Dalay C, Kesiktas NN, Gencel E, Ozerdem G, Acarturk S
Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, TURKEY
 O 22
15:40-15:50
SILVER – COATED DRESSING IN TREATMENT OF DEEP 2nd AND 3rd DEGREE BURNS

Karimi H, Boddouhi N, Bahar MA, Behram P, Gangeei S
Iran University Of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN
 16:00-17:00 MEBFDS General Assembly
 19:30- 23:00 Gala Dinner
November 25, 2004
 08:30-10:10 Free Communications III Chairpersons: I Safe, S Zaky
 O 23
08:30-08:40
DEVELOPMENT OF A BURN SCORING SYSTEM

Rafla KW
Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 24
08:40-08:50
NEOPTERIN AS AN INDICATOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMIC IMMUNE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE AND A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI ORGAN FAILURE IN BURNED PATIENTS

Elshahat AMF, Elshahat EMF
Lecturer of the plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lecturer of the Clinical Pathology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 25
08:50-09:00
SUCCESSFUL SKIN ALLOGRAFT FOR BURN INJURY BY INDUCING DONOR-SPECIFIC TOLERANCE WITH BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IN RABBITS

Ogawa Y, Wang Yi B, Kusumoto K
Kansai Medical University, Osaka, JAPAN
 O 26
09:00-09:10
COMPARISON OF BACTERIAL PROFILES AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN THE BURN UNIT, OTHER INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, AND HOSPITAL SERVICE UNIT AT ONE CENTER

Yildirim S, Tarim A, Nursal TZ, Uncu H, Noyan T, Moray G, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 27
09:10-09:20
EFFECTS OF HEPARIN ON BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION AFTER BURN INJURY IN THE RAT: DOSE-DEPENDENT INHIBITION OF THE COMPLEMENT CASCADE

Türk E, Demirbilek M, Haberal N, Yagmurdur MC, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 28
09:20-09:30
THE EFFECT OF LYOPHILIZED BLOOD TRANSFUSION ON WOUND HEALING AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN A RAT MODEL

Sevmis S, Karakayali H, Bilezikci B, Turkoglu S, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 29
09:30-09:40
EFFECTS OF CONTINUOUS LOCAL APPLICATION OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR ON WOUND HEALING IN AN EXPERİMENTAL SKIN BURN MODEL

Sakallioglu AE, Arda IS, Ozdemir H, Turkoglu S, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 30
09:40-09:50
HEPARIN TREATMENT IN RELATION TO BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION AND APOPTOSIS OF GUT MUCOSA AFTER BURN INJURY IN THE RAT: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE TWO EFFECTS

Yagmurdur MC, Turk E, Can F, Haberal N, Take G, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 31
09:50-10:00
DERMAL FIBROLASTS ISOLATD FROM DIFFERENT LAYERS OF HUMAN SKIN ARE HETEROGENEOUS IN EXPRESSION OF ECM AND RESPOND TO FIBROGENIC FACTORS

Bahar MA, Ghaahary A
University of Alberta, Plastic Surgery Laboratory, Edmonton, CANADA
 O 32
10:00-10:10
THE USE OF CELLFREE DERMIS AS A CARRIER FOR AUTOTRANSPLANTATION OF CULTIVATED KERATINOCYTES AND UROTHELIAL CELLS

Gustafson CJ, Kratz G
Clinic for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, SWEDEN and Clinic for hand- and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital, Linköping, SWEDEN
 10:10-10:20 Coffee Break
 10:20-12:00 Free Communications IV Chairpersons: D P Mackie, A Mabrouk
 O 33
10:20-10:30
INHALATION INJURY SCORING SYSTEM: IT’S ROLE IN PREDICTING BURN MORTALITY

El-Lithy I, Maghawry K
Lecturer of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lecturer of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 34
10:30-10:40
MANAGEMENT OF FACIAL BURNS IN AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY BURN UNIT

Mabrouk A
Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 O 35
10:40-10:50
AN UNUSUAL CASE OF CATARACT FORMATION FOLLOWING SEVERE ELECTRICAL BURN

Sakallioglu AE, Kucukerdonmez C, Basaran O, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 36
10:50-11:00
MICROBIAL FLORA AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN BURNED PATIENTS: EXPERIENCE OF BAŞKENT UNIVERSITY ANKARA BURN CENTER

Basaran O, Sakallioglu AE, Ergin F, Deniz M, Karakayali H, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 37
11:00-11:10
THE CURRENT STATUS OF BURN CARE FACILITIES IN TURKEY

Moray G, Kut A, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 38
11:10-11:20
EVALUATION OF BURNS BY DIGITAL SEVERITY SCALES IN PATIENTS WHO DIED FOLLOWING BURN TRAUMA

Grudzinski J, Grobelny I, Lasek J, Jaskiewicz J, Jankau J
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Medical University of Gdansk, Poland, Department of Trauma Surgery Medical University of Gdansk, POLAND
 O 39
11:20-11:30
THE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE REHABILITATION OF TEENAGE VICTIMS OF A MASS-BURN ACCIDENT

Nyka W, Tomczak H, Tosinska-Okrój H, Dobaczewska D, Kondej K, Grobelny I, Grudzinski J
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Medical University of Gdansk and Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Gdansk, POLAND
 O 40
11:30-11:40
RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ORGANISATION AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF VICTIMS OF A FIRE AT THE GDANSK SHIPYARD CONCERT HALL

Tosinska-Okrój H, Nyka W, Kondej K, Dobaczewska D, Grobelny I, Grudzinski J
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Medical University of Gdansk and Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Gdansk, POLAND
 O 41
11:40-11:50
PERCUTANEOUS DILATIONAL TRACHEOTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK BURNS

Pirat A, Candan S, Zeyneloglu P, Basaran O, Sakallioglu E, Arslan G, Haberal M
Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Anesthesiology and General Surgery, Ankara, TURKEY
 O 42
11:50-12:00
THE EFFECT OF FASCIOTOMY ON THE MORBIDITY OF UPPER EXTREMITY HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC BURNS

Kesiktas E, Sekucoglu T, Dalay C, Pekedis O, Uslular S, Acarturk S
Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Adana, TURKEY
 12:00–14:00 Lunch
 14:00-14:40 Poster Presentations I Chairpersons: M Awad, A Salah
 P 1
14:00-14:05
THE PROTOCOL FOR EVALUATION OF ELECTRIC BURN INJURY MANAGEMENT IN AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY BURN UNIT

Hanafi AA, El- Lithy I
Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 P 2
14:05-14:10
EXPANDED FULL-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT AS A SINGLE UNIT FOR RESURFACING EXTENSIVE FACIAL BURN SCARS

Helaly M
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 P 3
14:10-14:15
PROCALCITONIN: A NEW MARKER FOR THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF SEVERE INFECTION AFTER THERMAL INJURY

Algawhary EAM, Maher A
Assistant Professor of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Lecturer of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 P 4
14:15-14:20
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY IN CHILDREN WITH BURNS SCARS

Lopez E
Public Hospital, CHILE
 P 5
14:20-14:25
CONTROVERSIAL ETIOLOGY OF A MAJOR BURN

Penelopia M, Bejan C, Marinescu Cpt. B, Ionescu R, Toma D
Clinic of Plast. Reconstr.&Burns S.C.U.M.C. Dr. Carol Davila Bucharest, ROMANIA
 P 6
14:25-14:30
BALCONY INJURY: A SPECIFIC TYPE OF HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTERICAL INJURY IN CHILDHOOD

Celik A, Arda MS, Ergun O, Ozok G
Ege University Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatric Surgery, İzmir, TURKEY
 P 7
14:30-14:35
AN EXTRAORDINARY MECHANISM OF SCALDING: FALLING INTO LARGE KETTLES OR CAULDRONS CONTAINING HOT MILK

Gencel E, Pekedis O, Dalay C, Sekucoglu T, Kesiktas E, Acarturk S
Plastic, Aesthetic And Reconstructive Surgery, Adana, TURKEY
 P 8
14:35-14:40
ROLE OF PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY IN BURN DISASTER

Boddouhi N, Karimi H
Shahid Motahari Hospital,Tehran, IRAN
 14:40-15:25 Poster Presentations II Chairperson: S. B. Shaybani, G Moray
 P 9
14:40-14:45
THE ROLE OF LASERS IN THE TREATMENT OF BURN SCARS

Massoud KS, Heba DH, Hazem MA
The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 14:40-15:25 Poster Presentations II Chairperson: S. B. Shaybani, G Moray
 P 10
14:45-14:50
MAJOR BURN FLUID RESUSCITATION DICTATED BYPULMONARY ARTERY WEDGE PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

Magdy A
Assistant Professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 P 11
14:50-14:55
PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY IN BURN UNIT

Reda M, Mabrouk A
Psychiatric Institute, Plastic Surgery, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 P 12
14:55-15:00
RULES OF MANAGEMENT OF MASS BURN CASUALTY IN AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY BURN UNIT

Ali A
Lecturer of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 P 13
15:00-15:05
SKIN BANKING IN AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY BURN UNIT

Nafeh MS
Assistant Lecturer of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT
 P 14
15:05-15:10
DIAGNOSTIC DETERMINATION OF BURN WOUND INFECTIONS BY QUALITATIVE VERSUS QUANTITATIVE BACTERIOLOGICAL METHODS

Bojary Nasrabadi MR
Department of Microbiology and Toheed Burn Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN
 P 15
15:10-15:15
FUNGI INFECTON IN BURNED PATIENTS

Diogo C, Cabral L, Teles L, Cruzeiro C, Ribeiro G
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, PORTUGAL
 P 16
15:15-15:20
STINRAY ENVENOMATION

Diogo C, Cabral L, Teles L, Cruzeiro C
Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, PORTUGAL
 P 17
15:20-15:25
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SCALP DEFECT BY THE TRAPEZIUS MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP DUE TO HEAD ENTRANCE ELECTRICAL INJURY IN A PREGNANT PATIENT

Kesiktas E, Dalay C, Ozerdem G, Kesiktas NN, Sekucoglu T, Acarturk S
Çukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, TURKEY
 P 18
15:25-15:30
MICROVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION AFTER ELECTRICAL BURN INJURY

Tomás Gómez-Cía
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
 15:30-16:00 City tour by bus & walking