WORK AND QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER BURNS: SMALL BURNS, BIG CONSEQUENCES.

The objective of this study is to assess the quality of life and how to return to work after burns in adults. We conducted a monocentric, observational, prospective and open study in an intensive care burn unit. Patients aged between 18 and 65 years old were enrolled.

[Burn: epidemiology, evaluation, organisation of care].

Burn: epidemiology, evaluation, organisation of care. Burn is a trauma regarding 9 000 inpatients a year in France. One third of them are infants (less than 5 years).

Estimation of blood loss during adult burn surgery.

Introduction: Large burns excision and graft can produce major blood loss. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the blood loss in relation with the excision size in square centimeters (cm) in adults.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a monocentric, observational, prospective and open study in a burn intensive care unit.

Feasibility of monomodal analgesia with IV alfentanil during burn dressing changes at bedside (in spontaneously breathing non-intubated patients).

Introduction: The severe pain related to repeated burn dressing changes at bedside is often difficult to manage. However these dressings can be performed at bedside on spontaneously breathing non-intubated patients using powerful intravenous opioids with a quick onset and a short duration of action such as alfentanil. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of the protocol which is used in our burn unit for pain control during burn dressing changes.