Study examined the need for surgical intervention in children with burn injuries who received a supervised, hospital-based exercise and physical therapy program compared to pediatric burn patients who received conventional physical therapy in their homes. Fifty-three patients were evaluated at 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months after injury ...
Study examined the effect of scald burn injury on rat tracheal epithelium at 5 days after injury and tested the hypothesis that treatment with febuxostat (FBX), an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase (XO), can be protective of cell homeostasis. Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into uninjured (sham), injured (control), and ...
Objective To identify barriers to return to work after burn injury as identified by the patient. Design A cohort study with telephone interview up to 1 year. Setting Hospital-based burn centers at 3 national sites. Participants Hospitalized patients (N=154) meeting the American Burn Association criteria for major burn injury, ...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which pain contributes to risk for suicidal ideation after burn injury. DESIGN: This longitudinal cohort study evaluated participants at discharge, 6 months, and 1 year after burn injury. SETTING: Inpatient rehabilitation units of multiple regional burn centers. PARTICIPANTS: Survivors of major burns (N=128). ...
Study comparing the efficacy and effects of exercise programming versus traditional outpatient therapy for children with severe burns. Participants were 21 children with burns covering > 40% of body surface area, who were randomly assigned to an exercise group (n = 11) and an outpatient group (n = 10). ...
Study analyzed data prospectively obtained from adults with major burn injury 2 months after hospital discharge and 12 months after injury to determine (1) how their quality of life (QOL) changed over time, and (2) what specific functional, emotional, and social variables are able to predict QOL. The Burn ...
Advances in critical care and surgical management have significantly improved survival following burns over the past several decades. However, today, survival alone is an insufficient outcome. The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has created a program to evaluate the long-term sequelae of burn injuries. As part ...
Sexuality and Intimacy after Burn Injury consists of a suite of resources to help individuals with burn injury understand the importance of openly discussing physical and emotional components related to sexuality and intimacy after burn injury. View the press release (PDF, 2 pages).
Reviews literature that provides objective data on the ability to return to work after burns and analyzes data obtained from participants at 2 regional burn centers who were employed outside the home at the time of injury. The literature searched from 1966 through October 2000 yielded 10 articles with ...
Study modified an existing scar scale and tested the reliability of the new scale in assessing burn scars from photographs. The new scale consisted of three parameters as follows: scar height, surface appearance, and color mismatch. Each parameter was assigned a score of 1 (best) to 4 (worst), generating ...
View our slideshow on understanding itchy skin after burn injury, why it occurs, ways to talk about it with your health care team, and strategies for managing it.