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This review examined the quality and applicability of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation to assess whether the guideline development has followed a prescribed and recognized vetting process and the CPG content specifically includes function. A key word search of the PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, CINHAL, and ...

Study reviewed the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) that address rehabilitation for people with moderate/severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). CPGs are statements that provide recommendations which are informed by a systematic review of evidence about diagnosis or treatment and include an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative ...

Study compared the effects of long-term psychosocial functioning and mental health of a day hospital-based exercise program (DAYEX) versus a community-based exercise program (COMBEX) in severely burned children. Eighteen patients randomized to DAYEX or COMBEX were assessed at intensive care unit discharge and up to 1 year postburn. The Child ...

Study reviewed the literature examining the association between acute hospital physical function and various hospital outcomes and healthcare utilization. A search of the MEDLINE database was performed using term that included acute functional outcomes and frailty outcomes. Studies up to September 2017 were selected if they were in English and ...

Study reviewed clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for burn injury to assess the extent to which they encourage practices that result in optimal care at all phases of treatment. CPGs provide an efficient route from research to practice because they follow a prescribed, vetted process for evidence collection. A literature search ...

Study identified the published literature that focuses on the impact of burn injuries on physical, psychological, or social functioning, and summarized the characteristics of the studies and their outcomes. The authors included literature published after 1980, focusing on burn outcomes in children aged 5 to 18 years. Each eligible study ...

Study examined differences in long-term employment outcomes following burn injury across various postacute care (PAC) settings. A total of 695 adult survivors of burn injury enrolled between May 1994 and June 2016 who required PAC at a Burn Model System center following acute care discharge were included. Participants were divided ...

Article reviews current perspectives in the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis and septic shock in burn patients. Modern burn care has led to unprecedented survival rates in burn patients whose injuries were fatal a few decades ago. Along with improved survival, new challenges have emerged in the management of burn ...

Study developed an admission scoring system that assesses the risk of development of depression or posttraumatic stress (DPTS)symptoms in the burn population. This study is a retrospective review of the prospectively collected Burn Model System National Database that included 486 adult burn survivors enrolled from 2014 to 2018. The primary ...

Study examined the effects of oxandrolone and propranolol (Oxprop) treatment during a 6-week rehabilitative exercise training (RET) program in severely burned children. In this placebo-controlled randomized trial, it was hypothesize that RET combined with oxandrolone and Oxprop will improve muscle mass and function and protein turnover in severely burned children ...

Study quantified the training logs for exercise intensity, frequency, and duration of a 6-week rehabilitative exercise training (RET) program to develop specific guidelines for outpatient RET in children recovering from severe burns. Thirty-three children with severe burns completed the 6-week resistance and aerobic exercise training program at Shriners Hospital for ...

Study examined quantitative contracture-related range of motion (ROM) outcomes by anatomical location, burn size, and length of stay (LOS) in adult burn survivors. Data were obtained from the Burn Model System National Database from 1994 to 2003. All adult patients with a joint contracture at acute discharge were included and ...

Study examined whether important sources of distress identified by burn survivors at discharge and 6, 12, and 24 months after injury changed over time, and explored the effect of distress on physical and mental health outcomes over time. A total of 1,009 participants enrolled in the Burn Model Systems program ...

Study examined the reliability and validity of the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile. The LIBRE Profile measures six areas of social participation: Relationships with Family and Friends, Social Interactions, Social Activities, Work and Employment, Romantic Relationships, and Sexual Relationships. The validity of the LIBRE Profile was examined by ...

Study tested the hypothesis that propranolol, a β-blocker commonly prescribed to burned children, in combination with exercise-heat stress, increases the risk of heat illness and exercise intolerance. In a randomized double-blind study, propranolol was given to 10 burned children, and placebo was given to 10 additional burned children (matched ...

Study evaluated the safety of nebulized epinephrine when used as a therapy for smoke inhalation injury in severely burned children. Sixteen patients, 7 to 19 years of age, with burns covering more than 30 percent of the total body surface area, and smoke inhalation injury as diagnosed by bronchoscopy at ...

Study examined trajectories of satisfaction with life (SWL) of burn survivors over time and how different clinical, demographic, and other characteristics affect the initial level of SWL and changes in SWL over time. Participant data were obtained from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research-funded Burn Model ...

Study explored how reconstructive surgery, socio-demographics, and burn severity impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after burn injury and identified patient and injury characteristics associated with the likelihood of undergoing reconstructive surgery within 24-months of burn injury. Patient and PROMIS-29 Profile v2.0 (HRQoL) data were extracted from the Burn Model ...