Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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A critical need exists for early, accurate diagnosis of burn wound severity to help identify the course of treatment and outcome of the wound. Laser speckle imaging (LSI) is a promising blood perfusion imaging approach, but it does not account for changes in tissue optical properties that can occur with burn wounds, which are highly dynamic environments. Here, we studied optical property dynamics following burn injury and debridement and the associated impact on interpretation of LSI measurements of skin perfusion. ⋯ SFDI measurements demonstrate that optical properties change in response to burn injury in a porcine model. We then apply theoretical modeling to demonstrate that the measured range of optical property changes can affect the interpretation of LSI measurements of blood flow, but this effect is minimal for most of the measured data. Collectively, our results indicate that, even with a dynamic burn wound environment, blood-flow measurements with LSI can serve as an appropriate strategy for accurate assessment of burn severity.
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Thermal inhalation injury is a common, life-threatening problem in burned patients. Whether or not this single event of damage to the oral integrity causes long term health problems is yet to be examined. ⋯ Inhalation injury is a possible cause for periodontitis and hence impacts the quality of life of burned patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of training program based on health belief model on burn prevention knowledge in mothers of children aged to 1-3 years: A randomized controlled.
One of the effective models in health education is the health belief model that considers a person's behavior as a under the influence of knowledge and attitude. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy of a training program based on the health belief model in burn prevention knowledge in mothers of children aged between 1 and 3 years old. ⋯ The health belief model was shown to have a good effect on educating mothers regarding child burn's prevention. So, due to this reason, it is recommended to use this model for burn's prevention training programs.
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Burn injury was shown to affect a patient's sexuality. Cultural and social inhibitions may mean this topic is often overlooked. ⋯ Currently no standardized method is in common use to address sexual function concerns of adult burns victims. The authors suggest this topic may be included in future information leaflets for patients and in burns awareness courses for medical professionals.