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The impact of electrical injuries on long-term outcomes: A Burn Model System National Database study
- Source :
- Burns
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- INTRODUCTION: Electrical injuries exhibit significant acute and long-term sequelae. Amputation and neurological deficits are common in electrical injury survivors. There is a paucity of information on the long-term outcomes of this population. Therefore, this study examines the long-term outcomes of electrical injuries by comparing them to fire/flame injuries. METHODS: Data from the Burn Model System National Database collected between 1996 and 2015 was examined. Demographic and clinical characteristics for adult burn survivors with electrical and fire/flame injuries were compared. Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Short Form-12 Physical Composite Score (SF-12 PCS), Short Form-12 Mental Composite Score (SF-12 MCS), and employment status were examined at 24 months post-injury. Linear and logistic regression models were used to assess differences in outcome measures between groups, controlling for demographic and clinical variables. RESULTS: A total of 1147 adult burn survivors (111 with electrical injuries; 1036 with fire/flame injuries) were included in this study. Persons with electrical injuries were more likely to be male and injured at work (p
- Subjects :
- Adult
Employment
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Body Surface Area
Health Status
medicine.medical_treatment
Population
Model system
Personal Satisfaction
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Logistic regression
Return to work
Amputation, Surgical
Fires
Article
Electrical Injuries
Return to Work
medicine
Long term outcomes
Humans
education
Retrospective Studies
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Burns, Electric
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
General Medicine
Length of Stay
Middle Aged
Occupational Injuries
humanities
Electric Injuries
Logistic Models
Amputation
Case-Control Studies
Linear Models
Quality of Life
Emergency Medicine
Physical therapy
Female
Surgery
National database
Burns
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03054179
- Volume :
- 46
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Burns
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....34d6162735f66528fc4250d9f7917ecf