Burn patients with history of kidney transplant experience increased incidence of wound infection

To determine if history of kidney transplant is an independent risk factor for increased incidence of wound infection and other morbidities in burn patients. While the goal of immunosuppression post-organ transplantation is to prevent graft rejection, it is often associated with significant adverse effects such as increased susceptibility to infection, drug toxicity, and malignancy. Burn injuries lead to a dysregulated hypermetabolic state and a...