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What is the study about? This study looked at long-term quality of life in pediatric burn survivors. The researchers hypothesized that the quality of life is lower and there is more disability for patients with inhalation injuries. What did the study find? The study found that in general there was no significant difference ...

What is the study about? This study aimed at investigating and reporting peri-operative effects of propranolol administration in adults with severe burn injury. Propranolol has been shown to increase vascular resistance diminishing peripheral blood flow following burn injury. Previous studies have reported that administration of propranolol has increased body composition, resting ...

What is the study about? The purpose of this study was to the compare psychological difficulties experienced for children with electrical injuries (EI) and children without electrical injuries (non-EI). Some differences were evident between the groups immediately after injury; however, long-term outcomes were similar. What did the study find? There were no significant ...

What is the study about? This study studied hospital discharges from three major U.S. burn centers to learn which factors predicted whether older burn patients were discharged with independent or non-independent living statuses. Previous research suggested that older burn patients who are discharged with non-independent living status are more likely to ...

What is the study about? This study assessed the feasibility of administering a computerized burn specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) in an outpatient, clinical setting. Researchers adapted the Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (YABOQ) to a computer-based survey approach to provide information about an individual burn patient’s recovery in comparison to ...

What is the study about? As survival in burns increases, long-term outcomes such as community integration become more important in assessing a burn survivor’s rehabilitation. The Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) is a metric originally developed to assess patients with traumatic brain injury and their level of community integration. The researchers wished ...

What is the study about? This study explored the characteristics and outcomes for burn patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF). The goal of this study was to determine whether re-admitted patients had outcomes different from those who required only one stay. What did the study find? The researchers reported that no significant ...

What is the study about? Hypertrophic scarring following burn trauma is thought to be an important contributor to treatment outcomes. In order to understand the risks from burns, a good, reliable measure of scars is needed. The researchers set out to survey burn-care providers to learn if a widely used scar ...

What is the study about? The study examined how satisfied burn survivors were with their lives at several time points after their burn injury. Scores reported by survivors who completed the Satisfaction With Life Survey (SWLS) questionnaire were compared to a those of a healthy population without a burn injury. Changes ...

  E-cigarette use is on the rise among current, former, and never smokers. An internal battery is just one of many parts that make e-cigarettes different from conventional tobacco products. But the batteries are dangerous. They are overheating and causing fires or explosions. This is known as “thermal runaway.” Explosions from e-cigarettes ...

What is the study about? Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a painful, debilitating complication that can occur following burn injury when abnormal bone growth occurs in soft tissue. The goal of this study was to develop a scoring system that can help stratify burn patients’ risk of developing HO. There are currently ...

What is the study about? The study looked at how cognition (the ability to understand and process information) relates to the functional recovery and time spent in hospital for patients in special burn recovery facilities, called inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). Researchers in the study used an evaluation called the Functional Independence ...

What is the study about? Researchers were interested in the effectiveness of an intervention that increased the rate of return to work among burn survivors. The study looked at a group of interventions that sought to return employees who had been injured on the job back to work within 90 days ...

What is the study about? This study attempted to answer three questions: 1. How many people admitted to a rehabilitation hospital for management of burn injury had difficulties with memory, attention, and/or problem solving (cognitivecommunication skills); 2. What medical and social factors might result in continued difficulty with memory, attention, or ...

What is the study about? The researchers identified a need for the development of a measurement tool to determine the social impact of burn injury. They created a pool of questions that specifically captures the social aspects of recovery, since current questionnaires tend to focus on physical recovery. The items measure ...

What is the study about? This project aimed to gain a better understanding about how well people re-integrate into society and social activities after burn injury. Understanding the social lives of burn survivors is important for improving burn survivors’ quality of life. This research asked burn victims to help develop a ...

What is the study about? Spontaneous and unpredictable recovery can sometimes occur after acute cervical traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). Because of this, baseline measures to predict neurologic recovery are often inaccurate. The aim of this study is to assess data from patients with acute cervical tSCIs to measure whether different ...

What is the study about? Multiple comorbidities that affect recovery is a real concern for aging individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The aim of this study was to detail the most common co-occurring comorbid conditions among adults fifty years and older with TBI. What did the study find? The three most commonly ...

What is the study about? The purpose of this study was to assess connections between cognitive impairment, (eg. abnormalities in the ability to process information quickly, poor memory or concentration), and post-traumatic brain injury depression (PTD) in the first year following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). What did the study find? This study ...