Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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This qualitative study aims to explore former burn patients' perception of burn-specific health and investigate how these experiences correspond to the subscales in the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B). ⋯ The BSHS-B alone may not be sufficient in providing a comprehensive picture of former burn patients' self-perceived health in the long-term perspective. Investigating supplementary areas reflecting former patients' sociocultural and attitudinal environment, as well as personal factors, may be of great importance.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of "opening the lung" ventilatory strategy on burn patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility and influence of opening the lung strategy ventilation on burned patients complicated with ARDS. ⋯ It is necessary to conduct further trials to find out the effectiveness of this ventilation strategy on burns injury induced ARDS.
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Scar contracture is a well-known sequela of burns that is specifically relevant as it may limit function. Reports regarding the course of scar contractures, however, are scarce and, moreover, not focussed on function. This study describes the course of prevalence of scar contractures that limit function in children and adolescents after burns. ⋯ The majority of children and adolescents (13/17) still had scar contractures limiting function six months after discharge (T3). Substantial longitudinal studies over a longer period of time are needed to increase our knowledge on the course of these scar contractures in order to support improvements in burn care.
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The measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) provides information about the perceived burden of the health condition and treatments from a lived experience. The Brisbane Burn Scar Impact Profile (caregiver report for young children, BBSIP0-8), developed in 2013, is a proxy-report measure of burn scar-specific HRQoL. The aim of this study was to report its psychometric properties in line with an evaluative purpose. ⋯ The psychometric properties tested support the use of the BBSIP0-8 as an evaluative measure of burn scar-related health-related quality of life for children aged below eight years in the early post-acute period of rehabilitation. Further investigation at longer time period after burn injury is indicated.