Multicentre, longitudinal, observational cohort study to examine the relationship between neutrophil function and sepsis in adults and children with severe thermal injuries: a protocol for the Scientific Investigation of the Biological Pathways Following Thermal Injury-2 (SIFTI-2) study

• Jonathan R B Bishop,
• Paul Harrison,
• Janet M Lord,
• Naiem S Moiemen,
• Amy Bamford,
• Yvonne Wilson,
• David Barnes,
• Jon Hazeldine,
• Kirsty C McGee,
• Khaled Al-Tarrah,
• Tarek Hassouna,
• Krupali Patel,
• Rizwana Imran

Affiliations

Jonathan R B Bishop

National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Paul Harrison

Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK

Janet M Lord

National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Naiem S Moiemen

National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Amy Bamford

National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Yvonne Wilson

Birmingham Children`s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

David Barnes

St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Essex, UK

Jon Hazeldine

National Institute for Health Research Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Kirsty C McGee

Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK

Khaled Al-Tarrah

Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, UK

Tarek Hassouna

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Krupali Patel

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Rizwana Imran

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK