Epidemiology and factors associated with acute stress disorder in burned patients: a case-control study.

Introduction: A burn injury is a very painful experience, with subsequent emotional problems, which have been gaining relevance to the extent that survival from burns has improved. Among the alterations of the mental sphere in this population is Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) that has been described in up to one-third of patients with major burns.

Methodology: A nested case-control study was carried out in a cohort of hospitalized patients in a burn referral unit, in patients over 16 years of age.