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Jawad AM, Kadhum M, Evans J, Cubitt JJ, Martin N. Recovery of functional independence following major burn: A systematic review. Burns 2024; 50:1406-1423. [PMID: 38492981 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2024.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Major burn injury, despite advancements in care and prevention, can have a profound impact on long-term morbidity, affecting quality of life and socioeconomic standing. We aim to explore factors predicting recovery of independence, the expected rate and time in majorly burned patients, and the measures of progress used. METHOD A systematic search of four databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, COCHRANE, CINAHL) was conducted for studies reporting outcomes pertaining to physical ability indicative of independent function in adult (>15 y) cohorts who had suffered a major burn (>20% TBSA) up to 30 years after treatment in a developed specialised burn service. Data extracted included factors affecting rate of and time to achievement of function in five independence domains, as well as the outcome measures used. RESULTS 21 eligible studies were included comprising 1298 major burns survivors with a combined mean age of 39.6 y and a mean TBSA of 25.8%. The most significant recurring factors impacting recovery of independent function were older age, female gender, burn severity, prolonged ICU and hospital admission, preceding mental health conditions, and post-acute psychological issues. Exercise-based rehabilitation conferred benefits on major burn patients even over 2 years following injury. Discharge to independent living from hospital occurred in 27% to 97% of patients, while reported return to work rates varied from 52% to 80%. Burns Specific Health Scale-Brief, Functional Independence Measure, and Physical Composite Score (SF-36) were the most widely used outcome scoring systems. CONCLUSION Major burn survivors have protracted recovery with potential for persistent chronic impairments, remaining consistently below baseline levels of function. Non-modifiable factors such as age and gender, and disease characteristics such as burn size with associated physical, physiological and psychosocial sequelae are contributory. Further research is required to explore achievement of specific milestones of major burn and polytrauma critical care patients, while early targeted rehabilitation addressing physical, psychological, and vocational needs has promising potential benefit.
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- Ali M Jawad
- Centre for Trauma Sciences, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Swansea, Wales, UK.
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- Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Swansea, Wales, UK
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- Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Swansea, Wales, UK
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- Centre for Trauma Sciences, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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Espinoza-Moya ME, Laberge M, Bélanger L, Chang SL, Poder TG, Moulin VJ, Germain L, Beaudoin Cloutier C, Guertin JR. Adaptation of a standardized self-reported cost questionnaire specific for the severe burn injury population (BI-CoPaQ). Burns 2024:S0305-4179(24)00207-9. [PMID: 39322506 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2024.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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Severe burn injuries (SBIs) are known to pose a significant burden on patients, caregivers, and the healthcare system. Yet, scarce data on the short and long-term clinical and economic impacts of these injuries limit the development of evidence-informed strategies and policies to better care for these patients. To fill in this gap, we adapted a previously validated self-reported out-of-pocket cost measurement questionnaire, the Cost for Patients Questionnaire (CoPaQ), to the severe burn injury survivor context. We conducted one-on-one cognitive semi-structured interviews with burn injury survivors, their caregivers, and healthcare providers to identify elements of the CoPaQ's structure and content that needed to be revised to adapt to the specific health care trajectory, service utilization, needs and expenses incurred by adult severe burn injury survivors and their caregivers. Summative content analysis was used to identify items needing to be modified, deleted, or added. Based on this information, a preliminary version of a Burn Injury Cost for Patients Questionnaire (BI-CoPaQ) was developed and subsequently pre-tested on a small sample of SBIs survivors. Further validation of this tool will be required before BI-CoPaQ can be used as the standard for the estimation of the financial burden of SBIs in this population.
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- Maria-Eugenia Espinoza-Moya
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, 1050, Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, 1050, Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1S 4L8, Canada; Vitam, Centre de recherche en santé durable, Université Laval. 2525, Chemin de la Canardière, Québec, QC G1J 0A4, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, 1050, Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1S 4L8, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, 1050, Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1S 4L8, Canada
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- Département de Gestion, Évaluation et Politique de Santé, École de Santé Publique de l'Université de Montréal, 7101 Av du Parc, Montréal QC H3N 1×9, Canada; Centre de recherche de l'IUSMM, CIUSSS de l'Est de l'Île de Montréal, 7331 Rue Hochelaga, Montréal, QC H1N 3J4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, 1401 18e Rue, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada; Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, 1401 18e Rue, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, 1401 18e Rue, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada; Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, 1401 18e Rue, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, 1401 18e Rue, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada; Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, 1401 18e Rue, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, 1050, Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1S 4L8, Canada; Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, 1401 18e Rue, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada.
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Chandra J, Raby E, Wood FM, Fegan PG, Yeap BB. Associations of Diabetes and Hyperglycaemia with Extent and Outcomes of Acute Burn Injuries. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1127. [PMID: 38791089 PMCID: PMC11118006 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12051127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe burns may induce hyperglycaemia in the absence of diabetes, but how glucose trajectories relate to burns outcomes is unclear. AIM To assess incidence of hyperglycaemia following acute burn injury, and associations with diabetes history and length of stay (LOS). METHODS Retrospective cohort study of adults admitted with acute burns to tertiary centres. Blood glucose level (BGL), hyperglycaemic episodes (BGL ≥ 11.1 mmol/L) and hyperglycaemic days were recorded. Stress hyperglycaemia was defined as BGL ≥ 11.1 mmol/L without a diabetes history. RESULTS A total of 30 participants had a diabetes history and 260 did not. Participants with known diabetes had higher mean BGLs (9.7 vs. 9.0 mmol/L, p < 0.001), more hyperglycaemic episodes (28.0 vs. 17.2%, p < 0.001) and hyperglycaemic days (51 vs. 21%, p < 0.001), compared to those without diabetes, despite smaller burns (total body surface area 1.0 vs. 14.8%, p < 0.001). Fourteen participants with stress hyperglycaemia had similar BGLs (at admission 10.3 vs. 11.5 mmol/L; during inpatient stay 9.9 vs. 9.8 mmol/L), more severe burns (15.6% vs. 1.0% TBSA) and longer LOS (18 vs. 7 days, p < 0.001) compared to participants with known diabetes. Extent of burns, having NGT nutrition, age, having inpatient BGL monitoring in the setting of diabetes, or having inpatient BGL monitoring in the absence of diabetes were associated with longer LOS. CONCLUSIONS In participants with known diabetes, small burn injuries were associated with hyperglycaemia. Stress hyperglycaemia can be triggered by major burn injuries, with early and sustained elevation of BGLs. Further research is warranted to improve inpatient management of BGL in patients with acute burn injury.
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- Jeffrey Chandra
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
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- State Adult Burns Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth 6150, Australia
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- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
- State Adult Burns Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth 6150, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth 6150, Australia
- Medical School, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia
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- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth 6150, Australia
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Krstic B, Krstic M, Selakovic D, Jovicic N, Rosic G. Therapeutic approach to emotional reactions accompanied with thermal skin injury - from basic to epidemiological research. World J Psychiatry 2024; 14:199-203. [PMID: 38464772 PMCID: PMC10921289 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i2.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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In this editorial, we discuss the status of a therapeutic approach to emotional reactions accompanying thermal skin injuries. Burns are considered a major health problem, as well as an economic and social problem, with potentially devastating and life-changing consequences. They affect a wide range of patients with different damage mechanisms, varied depths, and localizations of the burns. The most common are thermal burns, with more than 11 million occurrences annually according to the World Health Organization data. Thermal skin injuries are among the most tragic and catastrophic injuries, almost unsurpassed in terms of severity, morbidity, and mortality, as well as functional, aesthetic, social, economic, and psychological consequences. Burn survivors face stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, body deformity, social isolation, unemployment, financial burden, and family problems. The advances in acute burn care have allowed researchers and physicians to pay more attention to other effects of burns, focusing on psychological consequences in particular. Apart from the significant improvements in routine protocols, it seems useful to take care of psychological disturbances that occur simultaneously but may emerge as the most lasting outcome of those injuries. In that sense, various standards and additional approaches may be involved to achieve overall recovery.
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- Bojana Krstic
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac 34000, Serbia
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Itakussu EY, Morita AA, Kakitsuka EE, Kuwahara RM, Anami EHT, Pitta F, Hernandes NA. The Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Upper Extremity Functional Index (UEFI): Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties for Brazilian adults after a burn injury. Burns 2024; 50:219-225. [PMID: 37690965 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2023.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To translate, cross-culturally adapt, validate, verify the reliability and estimate the minimal detectable change (MDC) of the UEFI to Brazilian Portuguese (UEFI-Br) for burns. METHODS The study was carried out with 131 Brazilian burn cases at two time points, at discharge and at the first outpatient follow-up (15-21 days after discharge) in a Burn Treatment Center. The adaptation process of the UEFI was based on international recommendations. The Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief-Br (BSHS-B-Br) was also applied in order to analyze construct validity of the UEFI-Br and distribution-based methods were used to estimate its MDC. RESULTS Intra- and inter-rater reliability were good with ICC of 0.986 (CI 95 %: 0.98-0.99) and 0.969 (CI 95 %: 0.955-0.979), respectively, at discharge and 0.997 (CI 95 %: 0.996-0.998) and 0.987 (CI 95 %: 0.981-0.991), respectively, at the first outpatient follow-up appointment. We found good internal consistency with Cronbach's α values of 0.987 and 0.996, respectively, at the two times. The SEM was 4.42 and 2.31 at the first and second time points, respectively. The UEFI-Br scores demonstrated strong correlation with the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief-Br (BSHS-B-Br) function domain scores (r = 0.87-0.90). No significant correlation was found between UEFI-Br scores and participants' characteristics. The MDC of the UEFI-Br lies between 11 and 13 points. CONCLUSION The Brazilian version of the UEFI-Br, a useful tool to assess upper limb function and disability, is a valid and reliable tool for use with Brazilian burn survivors. The MDC for the instrument was determined to be 11-13 points.
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- Edna Yukimi Itakussu
- Laboratory of Research in Respiratory Physiotherapy (LFIP), Department of Physiotherapy, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; Burn Treatment Center, University Hospital of State University of Londrina (HU-UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Research in Respiratory Physiotherapy (LFIP), Department of Physiotherapy, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Research in Respiratory Physiotherapy (LFIP), Department of Physiotherapy, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Burn Treatment Center, University Hospital of State University of Londrina (HU-UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Burn Treatment Center, University Hospital of State University of Londrina (HU-UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Research in Respiratory Physiotherapy (LFIP), Department of Physiotherapy, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Research in Respiratory Physiotherapy (LFIP), Department of Physiotherapy, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Verma K, Thakurani S, Vashishta A, Srivatsa SI, Shah D. Assessing Return to Work Outcomes for Individuals Affected by Burn Injuries: A Comprehensive Study. Cureus 2024; 16:e54410. [PMID: 38505460 PMCID: PMC10950322 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Background Burn injuries can have long-lasting effects on individuals, including their ability to return to work (RTW). This study aims to comprehensively analyze factors influencing the RTW status of burn patients after their injuries. Methods A dataset containing information on gender, age groups, burn types, discharge status, burn causes, employment status, total body surface area (TBSA) burn, and more were analyzed. The dataset covered the years 2018 to 2020. Chi-square tests were used for categorical data, while Mann-Whitney U tests were used for continuous variables. The participant characteristics, activity impairment, and work results were investigated using descriptive statistics. Results The number of reported burn cases was higher among males than females in 2018, 2019, and 2020. The highest burn cases occurred within the 25-40 age group. Most of the patients were involved in manual labor-intensive work prior to burn injury, unemployed individuals also accounted for a notable proportion of the cases. Most patients analyzed for the study had sustained 20-40% TBSA burn. From a total of 1130 patients, 710 (62.83%) of patients returned to work, and (37.16%) did not RTW. Conclusion Understanding the factors influencing the RTW status of burn patients after one year is crucial for effective occupational rehabilitation. This analysis provides insights into gender differences, age distribution, burn types, discharge outcomes, causes of burn incidents, employment status, TBSA burn, and the relationship between these factors and RTW rates.
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- Kush Verma
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Medical College, Jaipur, IND
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Medical College, Jaipur, IND
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Medical College, Jaipur, IND
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Medical College, Jaipur, IND
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- Anaesthesiology, SMS (Sawai Man Singh) Medical College, Jaipur, IND
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Katsu A, Mackenzie L, Elliott JM, Mackey M, Tyack Z. Return-to-employment for working-aged adults after burn injury: A mixed methods scoping review. Work 2024; 79:523-550. [PMID: 38578910 DOI: 10.3233/wor-230148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND This scoping review aimed to identify the barriers, facilitators and benefits of returning to work following burn injury, outcome measures used, management strategies, and models of care. OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive overview about working-aged adults returning to their preinjury employment after burn injury. METHODS We followed a pre-determined scoping review protocol to search MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, CCRCT and CDSR databases between 2000 to December 2023. Papers reporting primary data from previously employed adults with cutaneous burn injuries were included. RESULTS In all, 90 articles met the review criteria. Return-to-work was both an outcome goal and process of recovery from burn injury. Physical and psychological impairments were identified barriers. Job accommodations and modifications were important for supporting the transition from hospital to workplace. Employment status and quality of life sub-scales were used to measure return-to-work. CONCLUSIONS Consistent definitions of work and measurements of return-to-employment after burn injury are priorities for future research. Longitudinal studies are more likely to capture the complexity of the return-to-employment process, its impact on work participation and changes in employment over time. The social context of work may assist or hinder return-to-work more than physical environmental constraints. Equitable vocational support systems would help address disparities in vocational rehabilitation services available after burn injury.
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- Akane Katsu
- Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- The Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiotherapy, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI), Centre for Healthcare Transformation and School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, BrisbaneAustralia
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Occupational burn injuries in Finland 2011-2015. Inj Epidemiol 2022; 9:28. [PMID: 36028913 PMCID: PMC9419400 DOI: 10.1186/s40621-022-00387-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background This study comprises all hospitalized work-related burn injuries in one country during 2011–2015. The purpose was to describe demographics, causes and risk factors of occupational burn injuries with special focus on the outcome of return to work. Material and methods This is a retrospective study on two data sources of which Finnish Workers’ Compensation Center’s (FWCC) register includes all work-related burn cases at a given time. Additional data have been obtained from those patients, who were referred to the National Burn Centre (NBC) during the same time according to the Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) criteria. We compare demographics, injury mechanisms and general burn data of these two patient groups. Results Based on FWCC register, in 2011–2015 occurred 11,623 work-related burn cases of whom 54% were men. During the study period, NBC admitted 26 patients fulfilling EMSB criteria. The most severe patients treated in NBC had injuries affecting multiple body parts. In FWCC data, hand was most injured body part. Kitchen/bakery work was the most common profession in FWCC register but in NBC material industrial and transport professions dominated. In FWCC register, patients had lower mean age (37 years vs. 43 years). Most severe injuries occurred among older patients: In NBC data, those with total body surface area 40% or over had mean age 53 years. Majority of patients returned to work. Conclusion Safety at work in Finland has improved during last decades, and the vast majority of work-related burn injuries are minor. Minor burn injuries are common in young adults working in kitchen and bakery work, whereas elderly men working in transports and industry sustain the most severe burn accidents. Retirement after work-related injury becomes very expensive for all parties, and this data can be used in preventing those cases as well as the minor accidents.
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Venturi M, Bruzziches F, Orlandi C, Altini M, Rubegni P, Melandri D. Economic Burden of Denatured Alcohol-Induced Burns: A 20-Year Retrospective Study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:914976. [PMID: 35783652 PMCID: PMC9241105 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.914976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Burn care has rapidly improved over the past decades, but health innovations are expensive. We present the first study focusing on the economic burden of exclusive denatured alcohol-induced burns. The goal of this study was to determine costs for the public health system due to inpatients’ burn care because of these specific burns. Moreover, we aimed to observe the incidence of methylated spirit-related burns in the past 20 years. We performed an observational retrospective study in our burn unit including all patients with a denatured alcohol-related burn injury from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2020. A total of 503 patients with a mean burn size of 24% were hospitalized; the mean annual total costs per patient was €43,879, varying from €31,518 to €63,274.00€; the total costs for denatured alcohol-related burns during the period 2001–2020 was €21,145,076. We noted an increasing incidence of denatured alcohol-related burns and related costs over the years, especially in the last decade. Our results highlight that burns by methylated spirits are still a real and expanding problem. Therefore, authorities should focus on sales rules, characteristics of the containers, and education of people who misuse denatured alcohol, based on historical habits of use. To reduce the socioeconomic costs of burns, future intervention strategies and studies from the dermatology community and burn specialists should focus on prevention programs and prompt wound healing to shorten the length of hospital stay, enable quick return to work, and improve the outcomes of patients with burns.
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- Michela Venturi
- Dermatology Unit and Burn Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) Romagna, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit and Burn Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) Romagna, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Science, Santa Maria alle Scotte Hospital, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit and Burn Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) Romagna, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Medical Direction, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) Romagna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Science, Santa Maria alle Scotte Hospital, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit and Burn Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) Romagna, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
- *Correspondence: Davide Melandri,
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Hutter MF, Smolle C, Kamolz LP. Life after Burn, Part I: Health-Related Quality of Life, Employment and Life Satisfaction. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:medicina58050599. [PMID: 35630015 PMCID: PMC9143403 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58050599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Objectives: As advances in medicine are proceeding, so are treatment goals shifting from sheer mortality rates to improving HRQoL and social reintegration after burn injury. Following this trend, we aimed to assess HRQoL, employment and life satisfaction after burn injury to gain insight on confounding factors. Materials and Methods: This single-center follow-up study was conducted using the SF-36 V1.0 in German and further questions evaluating employment and life satisfaction. It reached 128 adult in-patients (recall 33.0%) with former burn injuries, treated between 2012 and 2019 at the Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital of Graz. The questionnaire outcomes were set into relation with clinical data obtained from the medical records. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 27.0 for Windows. Results: Of the 128 participants, 72.7% were male and 27.3% female. The mean age at the time of injury was 40.0 ± 15.7 years and mean %TBSA among the study population was 9.2 ± 11.0%. The male patients had sustained more extensive injuries (p = 0.005). However, the female patients scored significantly (p < 0.05) and consistently lower in all the domains of the SF-36, except for “bodily pain” (p = 0.061). Moreover, the female patients scored lower in all the domains of life satisfaction, although significant differences were only found in the domains of fulfillment (p = 0.050) and mental wellbeing (p = 0.015). Furthermore, employment status differed significantly between the male and female patients before as well as after the burn injury. Proportionally less women were employed at both time points. Overall, unemployment had declined. Conclusions: Life satisfaction after burn injury in this study cohort seems to be good. Return to work has shown a promising trend. Strikingly, HRQoL and life satisfaction were lower in women after burn injury. Further research on the reasons for this gender discrepancy might improve HRQoL and life satisfaction after burns.
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David SD, Aroke A, Roy N, Solomon H, Lundborg CS, Gerdin Wärnberg M. Measuring socioeconomic outcomes in trauma patients up to one year post-discharge: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Injury 2022; 53:272-285. [PMID: 34706829 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Trauma accounts for nearly one-tenth of the global disability-adjusted life-years, a large proportion of which is seen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Trauma can affect employment opportunities, reduce social participation, be influenced by social support, and significantly reduce the quality of life (QOL) among survivors. Research typically focuses on specific trauma sub-groups. This dispersed knowledge results in limited understanding of these outcomes in trauma patients as a whole across different populations and settings. We aimed to assess and provide a systematic overview of current knowledge about return-to-work (RTW), participation, social support, and QOL in trauma patients up to one year after discharge. METHODS We undertook a systematic review of the literature published since 2010 on RTW, participation, social support, and QOL in adult trauma populations, up to one year from discharge, utilizing the most commonly used measurement tools from three databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. We performed a meta-analysis based on the type of outcome, tool for measurement, and the specific effect measure as well as assessed the methodological quality of the included studies. RESULTS A total of 43 articles were included. More than one-third (36%) of patients had not returned to work even a year after discharge. Those who did return to work took more than 3 months to do so. Trauma patients reported receiving moderate social support. There were no studies reporting social participation among trauma patients using the inclusion criteria. The QOL scores of the trauma patients did not reach the population norms or pre-injury levels even a year after discharge. Older adults and females tended to have poorer outcomes. Elderly individuals and females were under-represented in the studies. More than three-quarters of the included studies were from high-income countries (HICs) and had higher methodological quality. CONCLUSION RTW and QOL are affected by trauma even a year after discharge and the social support received was moderate, especially among elderly and female patients. Future studies should move towards building more high-quality evidence from LMICs on long-term socioeconomic outcomes including social support, participation and unpaid work.
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- Siddarth Daniels David
- Health Systems and Policy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Doctors For You, Mumbai, India.
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- Doctors For You, Mumbai, India; WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Surgical care delivery in LMICs, BARC Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Health Systems and Policy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Surgical care delivery in LMICs, BARC Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Cultural Anthropology and the Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, USA
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- Health Systems and Policy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Health Systems and Policy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Function, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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Sheckter CC, Brych S, Carrougher GJ, Wolf SE, Schneider JC, Gibran N, Stewart BT. Exploring 'Return to Productivity' Among People Living with Burn Injury: a Burn Model System National Database Report. J Burn Care Res 2021; 42:1081-1086. [PMID: 34302467 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irab139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Burn survivors experience barriers to returning to work. For those who do return to work, little is known regarding whether they achieve pre-injury productivity (i.e., equivalent or gain in income compared to pre-injury income). Identifying patients at risk of not achieving pre-injury productivity is important for targeting services that support this population. METHODS We extracted occupational and income data through 24 months post-injury from the multi-center, longitudinal Burn Model System National Database. Annual income was reported in six groups: <$25k, $25k-50k, $50k-99k, $100k-149k, $150k-199k, $>199k. Participants were classified by change in income at each follow up (i.e., gain, loss, equivalent). Explanatory variables included demographics, injury characteristics, insurance payer, employment status, and job type. Multi-level, multi-variable logistic regression was used to model return to productivity. RESULTS 453 participants provided complete income data at discharge and follow up. Of the 302 participants employed pre-injury, 180 (60%) returned to work within 24 months post-injury. Less than half (138) returned to productivity (46% of participants employed pre-injury; 77% of those who returned to work). Characteristics associated with return to productivity included older age (median 46.9 vs 45.9 years, OR 1.03, p=0.006), Hispanic ethnicity (24% vs 11%, OR 1.80, p=0.041), burn size >20% TBSA (33.7% vs 33.0%, OR 2.09, p=0.045), and post-injury employment (54% vs 26%, OR 3.41, p<0.001). CONCLUSION More than half of employed people living with burn injury experienced loss in productivity within 24 months post-injury. Even if they return to work, people living with burn injuries face challenges returning to productivity and may benefit from vocational rehabilitation and/or financial assistance.
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- Clifford C Sheckter
- UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
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- UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
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- UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
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- Shriners Burns Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch
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- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Spaulding Research Institute, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
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- UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
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- UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington.,Harborivew Injury Prevention and Research Center
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Travis TE, Allely RA, Johnson LS, Shupp JW. A Single Institution Experience with Standardized Objective and Subjective Scar Evaluation While Undergoing Fractional Ablative Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment. J Burn Care Res 2021; 43:61-69. [PMID: 34291797 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irab132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Laser treatment of burn scar has increased in recent years. Standard components of scar evaluation during laser scar revision have yet to be established. Patients who began laser scar revision from January 2018-2020, underwent at least three treatments, and completed evaluations for each treatment were included. Patients underwent fractional ablative carbon dioxide laser scar revision and pre- and post-procedure scar evaluations by a burn rehabilitation therapist, including Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale, Vancouver Scar Scale, our institutional scar comparison scale, durometry, and active range of motion measurements. Twenty-nine patients began laser scar revision and underwent at least three treatments with evaluations before and after each intervention. All patients improved in at least one scar assessment metric after a single laser treatment. After second and third treatments, all patients improved in at least three scar assessment metrics. Range of motion was the most frequently improved. Durometry significantly improved after a third treatment. Patients and observers showed some agreement in their assessment of scar, but observers rated overall scar scores better than patients. Patients acknowledged substantial scar improvement on our institutional scar comparison scale. Burn scar improves with fractional ablative laser therapy in a range of scar ages and skin types, as early as the first session. Improvements continue as additional sessions are performed. This work suggests baseline evaluation components for patients undergoing laser, and a timeline for expected clinical improvements which may inform conversations between patients and providers when considering laser for symptomatic hypertrophic scar.
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- Taryn E Travis
- The Burn Center, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.,Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- The Burn Center, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- The Burn Center, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.,Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- The Burn Center, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.,Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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Occupational reintegration after severe burn injury: a questionnaire study. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2021; 133:625-629. [PMID: 33909108 PMCID: PMC8195880 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-021-01871-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND As a consequence of improved survival rates after burn injury occupational reintegration of burn survivors has gained increasing significance. We aimed to develop a precise patient questionnaire as a tool to evaluate factors contributing to occupational reintegration. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire comprising 20 questions specifically evaluating occupational reintegration was developed under psychological supervision. The single-center questionnaire study was implemented in patients with burn injuries who were admitted to the 6‑bed burn intensive care unit (BICU) of the General Hospital of Vienna, Austria (2004-2013). The questionnaire was sent to burn survivors of working age (18-60 years) with an abbreviated burn severity index (ABSI) of 6 or greater, a total burn surface area (TBSA) of 15% or greater, and a BICU stay of at least 24 h. RESULTS A total of 112 burn survivors met the inclusion criteria and were contacted by mail. Of the 112 patients 11 (10%) decided to participate in the study and 218/220 questions (99%) in 11 patients were answered. Out of 11 patients 7 (64%) reported successful return to work and 4 of 11 (36%) did not resume their occupation. Advanced age, longer BICU and hospital stays, higher TBSA, burn at work, lower education, and problems with esthetic appearance seemed to impair patients' return to their occupation. CONCLUSION When implementing the questionnaire, severely burned patients with higher age, lower education, and longer hospital and BICU stay seemed at high risk for failed reintegration in their profession after burn injury.
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Spronk I, Van Loey NEE, van der Vlies CH, Haagsma JA, Polinder S, van Baar ME. Activity impairment, work status, and work productivity loss in adults 5-7 years after burn injuries. J Burn Care Res 2021; 43:256-262. [PMID: 33693704 PMCID: PMC8737115 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irab047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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An important aspect of the rehabilitation of burn patients is social participation, including daily activities and work. Detailed information on long-term activity impairment and employment is scarce. Therefore, we investigated activity impairment, work status, and work productivity loss in adults 5–7 years following burn injuries, and investigated associations with burn-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) domains. Adult participants completed the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment General Health questionnaire and the Burn Specific Health Scale-brief (BSHS-B) 5–7 years post-burn. Outcomes were compared between participants with mild/intermediate and severe burns (>20% total body surface area burned). Seventy-six (36%) of the 213 participants experienced some degree of activity impairment due to burn-related problems 5–7 years post-burn. Seventy percent of the population was employed; 12% of them experienced work productivity loss due to burn-related problems. Nineteen percent reported changes in their work situation (partly) because of the burn injury. A higher proportion of participants with severe burns had activity impairments (56% vs 29%; P = .001) and work productivity loss (26% vs 8%; P < .001) compared to participants with mild/intermediate burns. Activity impairment and work productivity loss were both associated with burn-related work problems and lower mood, measured with the BSHS-B. In conclusion, a substantial part of the study population experienced activity impairment and work productivity loss, was unemployed, and/or reported changes in their work situation due to their injury. Particularly patients with severe burns reported productivity loss and had lower employment rates. This subscribes the importance of addressing work-related functioning in the rehabilitation of burn patients.
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- Inge Spronk
- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Department Behavioural Research, Beverwijk, the Netherlands.,Utrecht University, Department Clinical Psychology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Burn Centre, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Katsu A, Tyack Z, Mackey M, Elliott JM, Mackenzie L. Return to employment for working-aged adults after burn injury: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e044145. [PMID: 33408216 PMCID: PMC7789466 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cutaneous burns can have a catastrophic effect on people's lives and may restrict opportunities for employment due to physical impairment and psychosocial deficits. Failure or delay in return to work can result in loss of income and support for the family unit. It can also negatively affect life role and identity and present difficulties with future opportunities. Current literature indicates multiple discrete influences on return to work as a result of burn injury but an understanding of how working-aged adults resume employment after burn injury is lacking. This scoping review will provide a comprehensive overview of the current literature by mapping and consolidating knowledge in this area of burn recovery and thus provide an informative basis for developing return-to-work programmes for survivors of burn injury. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This scoping review protocol will follow the Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) methodological framework. A comprehensive search strategy has been developed with subject expert librarians. These databases were used: OvidSP: Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and EBSCOhost: CINAHL and Scopus. Reference lists of selected full text will be hand searched for additional literature. To enhance consistency and rigour, all reviewers will undertake a calibration exercise before paired reviewers independently screen all records using Rayyan. Full-text articles meeting the study inclusion criteria will be retrieved and examined. Extracted data will be analysed using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval is generally not required for scoping reviews. Findings of this scoping review will be reported in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at conferences.
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- Akane Katsu
- Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Schieffelers DR, van Breda E, Gebruers N, Meirte J, Van Daele U. Status of adult inpatient burn rehabilitation in Europe: Are we neglecting metabolic outcomes? BURNS & TRAUMA 2021; 9:tkaa039. [PMID: 33709001 PMCID: PMC7935379 DOI: 10.1093/burnst/tkaa039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypermetabolism, muscle wasting and insulin resistance are challenging yet important rehabilitation targets in the management of burns. In the absence of concrete practice guidelines, however, it remains unclear how these metabolic targets are currently managed. This study aimed to describe the current practice of inpatient rehabilitation across Europe. METHODS An electronic survey was distributed by the European Burn Association to burn centres throughout Europe, comprising generic and profession-specific questions directed at therapists, medical doctors and dieticians. Questions concerned exercise prescription, metabolic management and treatment priorities, motivation and knowledge of burn-induced metabolic sequelae. Odds ratios were computed to analyse associations between data derived from the responses of treatment priorities and knowledge of burn-induced metabolic sequelae. RESULTS Fifty-nine clinicians with 12.3 ± 9 years of professional experience in burns, representing 18 out of 91 burn centres (response rate, 19.8%) across eight European countries responded. Resistance and aerobic exercises were only provided by 42% and 38% of therapists to intubated patients, 87% and 65% once out-of-bed mobility was possible and 97% and 83% once patients were able to leave their hospital room, respectively. The assessment of resting energy expenditure by indirect calorimetry, muscle wasting and insulin resistance was carried out by only 40.7%, 15.3% and 7.4% respondents, respectively, with large variability in employed frequency and methods. Not all clinicians changed their care in cases of hypermetabolism (59.3%), muscle wasting (70.4%) or insulin resistance (44.4%), and large variations in management strategies were reported. Significant interdisciplinary variation was present in treatment goal importance ratings, motivation and knowledge of burn-induced metabolic sequelae. The prevention of metabolic sequelae was regarded as the least important treatment goal, while the restoration of functional status was rated as the most important. Knowledge of burn-induced metabolic sequelae was linked to higher importance ratings of metabolic sequelae as a therapy goal (odds ratio, 4.63; 95% CI, 1.50-14.25; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION This survey reveals considerable non-uniformity around multiple aspects of inpatient rehabilitation across European burn care, including, most notably, a potential neglect of metabolic outcomes. The results contribute to the necessary groundwork to formulate practice guidelines for inpatient burn rehabilitation.
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- David R Schieffelers
- Multidisciplinary Metabolic Research Unit (M2RUN), MOVANT Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Metabolic Research Unit (M2RUN), MOVANT Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Metabolic Research Unit (M2RUN), MOVANT Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
- Multidisciplinary Edema Clinic, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Metabolic Research Unit (M2RUN), MOVANT Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
- OSCARE, Organisation for burns, scar after-care and research, Van Roiestraat 18, 2170 Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Multidisciplinary Metabolic Research Unit (M2RUN), MOVANT Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
- OSCARE, Organisation for burns, scar after-care and research, Van Roiestraat 18, 2170 Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium
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Tassin DH, Kemp Bohan PM, Cooper LE, Fletcher J, Hatem V, Caterson EJ, Cancio LC, Chan RK. Anti-human Leukocyte Antigen Immune Sensitization Effects of Cryopreserved Allograft and Blood Transfusion. J Burn Care Res 2020; 41:1216-1223. [PMID: 32725146 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is the most advanced reconstructive technique available to patients who suffer devastating burns to the limbs or face. However, VCA requires donor-recipient matching. Burn patients have been reported to experience sensitization, or the development of anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies, during resuscitation and wound coverage, potentially precluding them from future VCA. This study sought to investigate the contributions of both blood and allograft to sensitization in burn patients. Four groups were compared: burn patients who received blood products and allograft (group 1), burn patients who received blood products only (group 2), trauma patients who received blood products only (group 3), and healthy volunteer controls (group 4). The average calculated panel-reactive antibody (indicating sensitization) was higher in group 1 compared to group 4 (P = .035). Additionally, the incidence of severe sensitization was higher in group 1 relative to the other groups (P = .049). When comparing groups of patients who had no sensitization, mild sensitization, moderate sensitization, and severe sensitization, there were no significant differences in age, sex, blood products received, total body surface area burned, or allograft used between groups, though severely sensitized patients tended to have greater total body surface area involvement and received more units of packed red blood cells and allograft (P = .079, P = .196, and P = .072, respectively). We therefore conclude that while burn patients who received allograft and blood demonstrated a higher incidence of anti-human leukocyte antigen sensitization relative to healthy controls, this difference cannot solely be attributed to either allograft use or transfusion.
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- David H Tassin
- Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
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- U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.,Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.,U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.,U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
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Ma H, Tung KY, Tsai SL, Neil DL, Lin YY, Yen HT, Lin KL, Cheng YT, Kao SC, Lin MN, Dai NT, Perng CK, Wang TG, Tai HC, Chen LR, Tuan YC, Lin CH. Assessment and determinants of global outcomes among 445 mass-casualty burn survivors: A 2-year retrospective cohort study in Taiwan. Burns 2020; 46:1444-1457. [PMID: 32499049 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To study outcomes among survivors of the mass-casualty powder explosion on 27 June 2015, at Formosa Fun Coast Waterpark, New Taipei City, Taiwan. METHODS Using retrospective data on Taiwanese survivors, we analyzed prehospital management, burns assessment and prognosis, functional recovery, and medical costs, followed-up through 30 June 2017. We related outcomes to burn extent, categorized according to the percentages of total body surface area with second/third-degree burns (%TBSA) or autologous split-thickness skin grafts (%STSG), and an investigational scale: f{SASG} = (%TBSA + %STSG)/2, stratified by %STSG. Analyses included casualty dispersal, comparisons between %TBSA, %STSG and f{SASG}, and their relationships with length of hospitalization, times to rehabilitation and social/school re-entry, physical/mental disability, and medical costs. We also investigated how burn scars restricting joint mobility affected rehabilitation duration. RESULTS 445 hospitalized casualties (excluding 16 foreigners, 23 with 0% TBSA and 15 fatalities) aged 12-38 years, had mean TBSA of 41.1%. Hospitalization and functional recovery durations correlated with %TBSA, %STSG and f{SASG} - mean length of stay per %TBSA was 1.5 days; more numerous burn scar contractures prolonged rehabilitation. Females had worse burns than males, longer hospitalization and rehabilitation, and later school/social re-entry; at follow-up, 62.3% versus 37.7% had disabilities and 57.7% versus 42.3% suffered mental trauma (all p ≤ 0.001). Disabilities affecting 225/227 people were skin-related; 34 were severely disabled but 193 had mild/moderate impairments. The prevalence of stress-related and mood disorders increased with burn extent. Treatment costs (mean USD-equivalents ∼$48,977/patient, ∼$1192/%TBSA) increased with burn severity; however, the highest %TBSA, %STSG and f{SASG} categories accounted for <10% of total costs, whereas TBSA 41-80% accounted for 73.2%. CONCLUSIONS Besides %TBSA, skin-graft requirements and burn scar contractures are complementary determinants of medium/long-term outcomes. We recommend further elucidation of factors that influence burn survivors' recovery, long-term physical and mental well-being, and quality of life.
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- Hsu Ma
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd., Taipei 11217, Taiwan; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Sec. 2, Chenggong Rd., Taipei 11490, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, 155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, MacKay Memorial Hospital, 92, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei 10449, Taiwan
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- National Health Insurance Administration, 140, Sec. 3, Hsinyi Rd., Taipei 10634, Taiwan
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- Full Universe Integrated Marketing Ltd., 4F, 417 Ruiguang Rd., Taipei 11492, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Zhongshan S. Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan; Burn Rehabilitation & Post-acute Care Center, New Taipei City Hospital, 198 Yingshi Rd., New Taipei City 220, Taiwan; Institute of Health Policy and Management, National Taiwan University, 17 Xu-Zhou Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd., Taipei 11217, Taiwan; Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang Ming University, 155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Health, New Taipei City Government, 192-1 Ying-Shi Rd., New Taipei City 22006, Taiwan
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- Department of Health, New Taipei City Government, 192-1 Ying-Shi Rd., New Taipei City 22006, Taiwan
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- Department of Health, New Taipei City Government, 192-1 Ying-Shi Rd., New Taipei City 22006, Taiwan
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- Department of Health, New Taipei City Government, 192-1 Ying-Shi Rd., New Taipei City 22006, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Sec. 2, Chenggong Rd., Taipei 11490, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd., Taipei 11217, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, 155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Zhongshan S. Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Zhongshan S. Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, MacKay Memorial Hospital, 92, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei 10449, Taiwan
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- Ansin Psychiatric Clinic, 132, Sec. 3, Chongxin Rd., New Taipei City 241, Taiwan
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- Department of Health, New Taipei City Government, 192-1 Ying-Shi Rd., New Taipei City 22006, Taiwan; Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming University, 155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Taipei 112, Taiwan; Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao-Tung University, 1001 University Rd., Hsinchu 300, Taiwan; Cancer Progression Research Center, National Yang Ming University, 155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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Pham TN, Goldstein R, Carrougher GJ, Gibran NS, Goverman J, Esselman PC, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. The impact of discharge contracture on return to work after burn injury: A Burn Model System investigation. Burns 2020; 46:539-545. [PMID: 32088093 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Despite many advances in burn care, the development of extremity contracture remains a common and vexing problem. Extremity contractures have been documented in up to one third of severely burned patients at discharge. However, little is known about the long-term impact of these contractures. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of extremity contractures with employment after burn injury. METHODS We obtained data from the Burn Model System database from 1994 to 2003. We included in the study cohort all adult patients who were working prior to injury and identified those discharged with and without a contracture in one of the major extremity joints (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle). We classified contracture severity according to mild, moderate and severe categories. We performed descriptive analyses and predictive modeling to identify injury and patient factors associated with return to work (RTW) at 6, 12, and 24 months. RESULTS A total of 1,203 participant records met criteria for study inclusion. Of these, 415 (35%) had developed a contracture at discharge; 9% mild, 12% moderate, and 14% severe. Among 801 (67%) participants who had complete data at 6 months after discharge, 70% of patients without contracture had returned to work compared to 45% of patients with contractures (p < 0.001). RTW increased at each subsequent follow-up time point for the contracture group, however, it remained significantly lower than in no-contracture group (both p < 0.01). In multivariable analyses, female sex, non-Caucasian ethnicity, larger burn size, alcohol abuse, number of in-hospital operations, amputation, and in-hospital complications were associated with a lower likelihood of employment. In adjusted analyses, discharge contracture was associated with a lower probability of RTW at all 3 time points, although its impact significantly diminished at 24 months. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates an association between discharge contracture and reduced employment 6, 12 and 24 months after burn injury. Among many other identified patient, injury, and hospitalization related factors that are barriers to RTW, the presence of a contracture at discharge adds a significant reintegration burden for working-age burn patients.
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- Tam N Pham
- UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, United States.
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- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, United States
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- UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, United States
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- UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, United States
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, United States
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, United States
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- Department of Health Law and Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, United States
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, United States
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- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, United States
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Burn injuries are under-appreciated injuries that are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Burn injuries, particularly severe burns, are accompanied by an immune and inflammatory response, metabolic changes and distributive shock that can be challenging to manage and can lead to multiple organ failure. Of great importance is that the injury affects not only the physical health, but also the mental health and quality of life of the patient. Accordingly, patients with burn injury cannot be considered recovered when the wounds have healed; instead, burn injury leads to long-term profound alterations that must be addressed to optimize quality of life. Burn care providers are, therefore, faced with a plethora of challenges including acute and critical care management, long-term care and rehabilitation. The aim of this Primer is not only to give an overview and update about burn care, but also to raise awareness of the ongoing challenges and stigmata associated with burn injuries.
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- Marc G Jeschke
- Ross Tilley Burn Center, Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Science Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Departments of Surgery and Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Burn and Shock Trauma Research Institute, Alcohol Research Program, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Division, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery and Psychiatry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Carrougher GJ, Bamer AM, Mandell SP, Brych S, Schneider JC, Ryan CM, Kowalske K, Esselman PC, Gibran NS. Factors Affecting Employment After Burn Injury in the United States: A Burn Model System National Database Investigation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2020; 101:S71-S85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Spronk I, Legemate C, Oen I, van Loey N, Polinder S, van Baar M. Health related quality of life in adults after burn injuries: A systematic review. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197507. [PMID: 29795616 PMCID: PMC5967732 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQL) is essential to qualify the subjective burden of burns in survivors. We performed a systematic review of HRQL studies in adult burn patients to evaluate study design, instruments used, methodological quality, and recovery patterns. METHODS A systematic review was performed. Relevant databases were searched from the earliest record until October 2016. Studies examining HRQL in adults after burn injuries were included. Risk of bias was scored using the Quality in Prognostic Studies tool. RESULTS Twenty different HRQL instruments were used among the 94 included studies. The Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) (46%), the Short Form-36 (SF-36) (42%) and the EuroQol questionnaire (EQ-5D) (9%) were most often applied. Most domains, both mentally and physically orientated, were affected shortly after burns but improved over time. The lowest scores were reported for the domains 'work' and 'heat sensitivity' (BSHS-B), 'bodily pain', 'physical role limitations' (SF-36), and 'pain/discomfort' (EQ-5D) in the short-term and for 'work' and 'heat sensitivity', 'emotional functioning' (SF-36), 'physical functioning' and 'pain/discomfort' in the long-term. Risk of bias was generally low in outcome measurement and high in study attrition. CONCLUSION Consensus on preferred validated methodologies of HRQL measurement in burn patients would facilitate comparability across studies, resulting in improved insights in recovery patterns and better estimates of HRQL after burns. We recommend to develop a guideline on the measurement of HRQL in burns. Five domains representing a variety of topics had low scores in the long-term and require special attention in the aftermath of burns.
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- Inge Spronk
- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Burn Centre, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, the Netherlands
- Utrecht University, Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Jiang Q, Chen ZH, Wang SB, Chen XD. Comparative effectiveness of different wound dressings for patients with partial-thickness burns: study protocol of a systematic review and a Bayesian framework network meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e013289. [PMID: 28336737 PMCID: PMC5372024 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Selecting a suitable wound dressing for patients with partial-thickness burns (PTBs) is important in wound care. However, the comparative effectiveness of different dressings has not been studied. We report the protocol of a network meta-analysis designed to combine direct and indirect evidence of wound dressings in the management of PTB. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will search for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the wound-healing effect of a wound dressing in the management of PTB. Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register and CINAHL. A comprehensive search strategy is developed to retrieve articles reporting potentially eligible RCTs. Besides, we will contact the experts in the field and review the conference proceedings to locate non-published studies. The reference lists of articles will be reviewed for any candidate studies. Two independent reviewers will screen titles and abstracts of the candidate articles. All eligible RCTs will be obtained in full text to perform a review. Disagreement on eligibility of an RCT will be solved by group discussion. The information of participants, interventions, comparisons and outcomes from included RCTs will be recorded and summarised. The primary outcome is time to complete wound healing. Secondary outcomes include the proportion of burns completely healed at the end of treatment, change in wound surface area at the end of treatment, incidence of adverse events, etc. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The result of this review will provide evidence for the comparative effectiveness of different wound dressings in the management of PTB. It will also facilitate decision-making in choosing a suitable wound dressing. We will disseminate the review through a peer-review journal and conference abstracts or posters. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER PROSPERO CRD42016041574; Pre-results.
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- Qiong Jiang
- Fujian Burns Institute, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Burns Institute, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Burns Institute, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Burns Institute, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Kool MB, Geenen R, Egberts MR, Wanders H, Van Loey NE. Patients' perspectives on quality of life after burn. Burns 2017; 43:747-756. [PMID: 28069345 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2016.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The concept quality of life (QOL) refers to both health-related outcomes and one's skills to reach these outcomes, which is not yet incorporated in the burn-related QOL conceptualisation. The aim of this study was to obtain a comprehensive overview of relevant burn-specific domains of QOL from the patient's perspective and to determine its hierarchical structure. METHODS Concept mapping was used comprising a focus group (n=6), interviews (n=25), and a card-sorting task (n=24) in burn survivors. Participants sorted aspects of QOL based on content similarity after which hierarchical cluster analysis was used to determine the hierarchical structure of burn-related QOL. RESULTS Ninety-nine aspects of burn-related QOL were selected from the interviews, written on cards, and sorted. The hierarchical structure of burn-related QOL showed a core distinction between resilience and vulnerability. Resilience comprised the domains positive coping and social sharing. Vulnerability included 5 domains subdivided in 13 subdomains: the psychological domain included trauma-related symptoms, cognitive symptoms, negative emotions, body perception and depressive mood; the economical domain comprised finance and work; the social domain included stigmatisation/invalidation; the physical domain comprised somatic symptoms, scars, and functional limitations; and the intimate/sexual domain comprised the relationship with partner, and anxiety/avoidance in sexual life. CONCLUSION From the patient's perspective, QOL following burns includes a variety of vulnerability and resilience factors, which forms a fresh basis for the development of a screening instrument. Whereas some factors are well known, this study also revealed overlooked problem and resilience areas that could be considered in client-centred clinical practice in order to customize self-management support.
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- Marianne B Kool
- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Postbus 1015, 1940 EA Beverwijk, The Netherlands; Utrecht University, Department of Psychology, Heidelberglaan 1, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Utrecht University, Department of Psychology, Heidelberglaan 1, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Postbus 1015, 1940 EA Beverwijk, The Netherlands; Utrecht University, Department of Psychology, Heidelberglaan 1, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Association of Burn Survivors, Postbus 1015, 1940 EA Beverwijk, The Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Postbus 1015, 1940 EA Beverwijk, The Netherlands; Utrecht University, Department of Psychology, Heidelberglaan 1, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Haikonen K, Lillsunde PM. Burden of Fire Injuries in Finland: Lost Productivity and Benefits. J Public Health Res 2016; 5:705. [PMID: 27747204 PMCID: PMC5062757 DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2016.705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the economic burden of fire-related injury from two perspectives: post-injury social security compensations and also productivity losses due to the lost productive time from a societal perspective induced by the injury. Design and methods: A cohort of 1503 inpatients who sustained fire-related injury during the period 2001–2005 was retrospectively followed up for 5-10 years until the end of 2010, using linkages between several administrative registers. The study process was started in 2015 and finalized on March 2016. Results: Annual productivity loss was on average EUR 5.72 million, giving a total for the five-year study period of EUR 28.6 million, with a mean value of EUR 19,070 per person. Mean/median disability time for those who received benefits was 572/63 days, ranging from 3 days to 36.5 years. Total average cost of benefits to the injured annually during the study period was EUR 1.03 million. This equates to EUR 3430 per patient for the whole cohort or EUR 14,860 for those who received benefits. Conclusions: The burden of fire-related injuries in terms of payment transfers and lost productivity due to periods of disability as indirect costs is high; in a population of 5.4 million, the annual loss exceeded EUR 5.7 million. The results could be used in planning preventive measures and therefore yield savings. Significance for public health There is little scientific knowledge about fire-related injuries and their consequences. This study addresses this public health problem and yields results potentially useful for designing preventive measures where costs are weighed against the benefits especially when augmented with direct costs.
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- Kari Haikonen
- Welfare and Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki
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