The Impact of COVID-19 on Adult Burn Management in the United Kingdom: A Regional Center Experience.
J Burn Care Res
; 42(5): 998-1002, 2021 09 30.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1123298
ABSTRACT
In this study, we aim to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on burns provision at an adult regional burn center. Two cohorts of patients were identified for comparison one during the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020 and a comparator cohort in April 2019. There was a 30% decrease in the incidence of adult burns in 2020. The mean total body surface area (TBSA) was 1.8% and 4.3% in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Scald injuries were the commonest mechanism of burns in both cohorts. Depth of burns was deeper in 2019, with 17.6% of patients presenting with deep burns, compared with 9.6% in 2020. Eight percent of patients in 2019 required theater compared with zero patients in 2020. A similar percentage of patients were admitted in both cohorts. In 2019, admitted patients had an average inpatient stay of 0.57 days per TBSA. In 2020, the average stay per TBSA in all patients was 0.6 days and 1.5 days in survivors. In the lockdown period, 54% of patients were followed up by telemedicine. This difficult period has taught us how important a functioning healthcare system is and how we can be better prepared in the future.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burn Units
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Burns
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COVID-19
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Length of Stay
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Burn Care Res
Journal subject:
Traumatology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jbcr
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