• Mehmet Bozkurt, Emin Kapı, Ercan Gedik, and Samet Vasfi Kuvat.
• Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Burn Center, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey. drmbozkurt@yahoo.com
• Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2011 May 1; 17 (3): 220-4.

BackgroundThe aim of this article was to determine whether there are differences in the progression, mortality and morbidity of these premorbid patients compared to normal burn injury patients.MethodsIn this study, 26 premorbid cases (8 males, 18 females; mean age: 30.8 years; range: 3-74 years) hospitalized in the Dicle University Burn Center between July 2007 and November 2009 were evaluated.ResultsAppreciation of the pathophysiological basis of the premorbidity in burn patients is important. When the treatment for premorbid burn patients is planned, the associated co- or premorbidity must be kept in mind. To improve the outcome of the treatment, considerable attention must be paid to these patients.ConclusionThis article gives an overview of the current literature regarding premorbid patients in the Turkish population and draws attention to this specific topic.

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