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Pediatric superficial scald burns--reassessment of our follow-up protocol.
- Source :
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Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association [J Burn Care Res] 2010 Jan-Feb; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 196-9. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The most common pediatric burn injury is a superficial scald. The current follow-up protocol for such burns includes review of the patient at 2 weeks postinjury and then 2 months later. The authors decided to review the protocol to assess the need for this second follow-up. A retrospective study reviewed the case notes of patients younger than 16 years at the time of their injury presenting with a scald over 5% TBSA. The progress of healing and scar development up to 5 years follow-up was assessed. This study showed that scalds healing within 2 weeks following injury rarely became hypertrophic. A prospective study was performed over a 10-month period. All children who suffered a superficial partial-thickness scald injury were included. At the 2-week appointment, the need for further follow-up was predicted. The accuracy of this prediction was assessed 2 months later. This study showed that an experienced member of the burns team could reliably predict at 2-week appointment those children who could be safely discharged with no subsequent need for scar management. This study suggests that it will be safe to modify the follow-up protocol, reducing the number of clinic attendances.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Burns complications
Burns pathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic epidemiology
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic pathology
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic prevention & control
Clinical Protocols
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Male
Needs Assessment
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Burns therapy
Wound Healing
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1559-0488
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20061856
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181c89ecf