Chronic Pain and Itch are Common, Morbid Sequelae Among Individuals Who Receive Tissue Autograft After Major Thermal Burn Injury.

Objective: Pain and itch symptoms are common after major thermal burn injury (MThBI)-requiring tissue autografting. To our knowledge, no prospective longitudinal studies have characterized pain and itch outcomes after tissue autografting and associations between and functional interference caused by such symptoms.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively evaluated burn graft site and tissue donor site pain and itch severity (0 to 10, numeric rating scale) over 1 year among a representative cohort of MThBI survivors (n=96) who received tissue autografting within 14 days of MThBI.

Methodology of AA CRASH: a prospective observational study evaluating the incidence and pathogenesis of adverse post-traumatic sequelae in African-Americans experiencing motor vehicle collision.

Introduction: A motor vehicle collision (MVC) is one of the most common life-threatening events experienced by individuals living in the USA. While most individuals recover following MVC, a significant proportion of individuals develop adverse post-traumatic sequelae such as post-traumatic stress disorder or persistent musculoskeletal pain. Adverse post-traumatic sequelae are common, morbid and costly public health problems in the USA and other industrialised countries.