• Burns · Jun 2022

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    The use of propranolol in adult burn patients: Safety and outcome influence.

    • Nguyen Nhu Lam, Phan Quoc Khanh, and Nguyen Hai An.
    • National Burn Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Medical Military University, Viet Nam. Electronic address: lamnguyenau@yahoo.com.
    • Burns. 2022 Jun 1; 48 (4): 767-773.

    ObjectivesThis study investigated safety and effect of propranolol on adult patients with severe burn.MethodsA prospective study was conducted on 124 severely adult burn patients who were randomly divided into propranolol and non-propranolol group. Propranolol was given by nasogastric tube to achieve the target of lowering 15-20% of initial heart rate.ResultsAverage dose of propranolol was 1.9 ± 0.5 mg/kg/day ranging from 0.9 to 3.3 mg/kg/day and was not affected by burn extent and inhalation injury. Mean heart rate reduced by 21.2% during the 28 day period. Recorded adverse events included hypotension (11.9%), bradycardia (1.6%), hypoglycemia (17.7%) and total number of held events was 8 occurring in 7 (11.3%) patients. Serum levels of glucose, total protein, albumin, cholesterol and triglyceride at different times were not significantly different between the two groups. Significantly lower resting energy expenditure on the 7th and 14th day were seen in propranolol group (p < 0.05). After 3 weeks, liver size in the propranolol group did not change significantly from admission, while in the non-propranolol group, liver size increased significantly (p < 0.05). The complete healing time of partial-thickness burns and donor sites were significantly shorter in propranolol group (p < 0.01). Duration of ventilation, length of stay in intensive care unit and in hospital, number of operations, rate of multiple organ failure, and death were not different between the two groups (p > 0.05).ConclusionFor severely burned adults, propranolol was safe and effective on reducing energy expenditure, limited hepatomegaly, and accelerated partial burn wound and donor site closure, but does not affect length of stay in ICU, hospitalization, complication ormortality rate.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

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