Model System:

Burn

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J75955

Journal:


Journal of Burn Care And Research (formerly Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation)

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 38, 3, e647-e652

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Abstract:

Study investigated the effect of electrical burns on metabolic rate, body composition, and aerobic capacity in children with electrical burns. Twenty-four severely burned children were studied: 12 children had a combination of electrical and flame burns and 12 matched controls had only flame burns. Exercise assessments were conducted after discharge from the intensive care unit. Primary outcomes were cardiopulmonary fitness measured as maximal oxygen consumption (VO2), muscle strength, and days of myoglobinemia (serum myoglobin at or above ≥500 mg/dl). Secondary outcomes included height, weight, body mass index, lean body mass index, and length or stay. Demographics of both the groups were comparable. The electrical burn group had more days of myoglobinemia during acute hospitalization than the flame burn group (3.6 days versus 0.3 days). Maximal VO2 was significantly lower in the electrical burn group than in the flame burn group at intensive care unit discharge. The results indicate that electrical burns are associated with myoglobinemia and decreased cardiopulmonary fitness.

Author(s):


Foncerrada, Guillermo, Capek, Karel D., Wurzer, Paul, Herndon, David N., Mlcak, Ronald P., Porter, Craig, Suman, Oscar E.

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