Burn Size Estimation and Fluid Resuscitation In the Emergency Department
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 561-566, 2004.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-223449
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Assessment of the burn size in the Accident and Emergency Department is one of the most important aspects in the initial care of a burn victims. The purpose of this study was to examine in the Emergency Department the accuracy of burn size estimates and the adequacy of burn-patient fluid resuscitation in relationship to the Parkland formula.METHODS:
A retrospective study was conducted of 52 adult burn patients who visited the Emergency Department of Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center during 2003 year. A substratification of the data was undertaken to compare total burn surface area as estimated by the Emergency-Department staff with that determined by the Burn-Care-Unit staff.RESULTS:
The average length of stay in the Emergency Department was 394.04 minutes (range 150~1055 minutes). The average total body surface area evaluated by the Emergency-Department staff was 33.31% compared with the Burn-Care-Unit staff's average of 29.77%, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). During their stays in the Emergency Department, burn patients were underresuscitated based on the fluid volume calculated by using the Parkland formula.CONCLUSION:
Early communication with the Burn-Care-Unit staff in the Emergency Department and better education of Emergency-Department physicians will markedly improve the overall care of burn patients.
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Main subject:
Resuscitation
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Body Surface Area
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Burns
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Retrospective Studies
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Education
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Emergencies
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Length of Stay
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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