Trends 10 years after burn injury: A Burn Model System National Database study

Advances in burn care management and critical care have decreased mortality leading to greater emphasis in functional, social and psychological outcomes for burn survivors. Survivors often have complex multi-faceted rehabilitation issues, which result in significant short-term and long-term changes in quality of life. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines quality of life as: a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not just the absence of disease [1]. Burn injury outcomes have shifted from traditional measures of mortality and hospital length of stay to more specific functional and psychological outcomes [2].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research