A Clarion to Recommit and Reaffirm Burn Rehabilitation

A Clarion to Recommit and Reaffirm Burn Rehabilitation

Burn rehabilitation has been a part of burn care and treatment for many years. Yet, despite of its longevity, the rehabilitation outcome of patients with severe burns is less than optimal and appears to have leveled off. Patient survival from burn injury is at an all-time high. Burn rehabilitation m...

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Hauptverfasser: Richard, Reginald L, Hedman, Travis L, Quick, Charles D, Barillo, David J, Cancio, Leopoldo C, Renz, Evan M, Chapman, Ted T, Dewey, William S, Dougherty, Mary E, Esselman, Peter C
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Anatomy and Physiology
BURN CARE
BURN REHABILITATION
BURNS(INJURIES)
CLINICAL MEDICINE
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
INTERVENTION
MEDICAL SERVICES
Medicine and Medical Research
OPTIMIZATION
PATIENT OUTCOMES
PATIENT WELL-BEING
PATIENTS
PHYSICAL THERAPY
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
RECOVERY
REHABILITATION
RESPONSE(BIOLOGY)
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SURVIVABILITY
TRAUMA
TREATMENT
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Zusammenfassung:Burn rehabilitation has been a part of burn care and treatment for many years. Yet, despite of its longevity, the rehabilitation outcome of patients with severe burns is less than optimal and appears to have leveled off. Patient survival from burn injury is at an all-time high. Burn rehabilitation must progress to the point where physical outcomes parallel survival statistics in terms of improved patient well-being. This position article is a treatise on burn rehabilitation and the state of burn rehabilitation patient outcomes. It describes burn rehabilitation interventions in brief and why a need is felt to bring this issue to the forefront. The article discusses areas for change and the challenges facing burn rehabilitation. Finally, the relegation and acceptance of this responsibility are addressed. Published in the Journal of Burn Care & Research, v29 p425-432, June 2008.