Thromboembolic complications in burn patients and associated risk factors.

Early mobilization and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis have been shown to reduce the incidence of DVT and pulmonary embolism among hospitalized patients, yet thromboembolic complications remain a great concern, especially to those who remain immobilized for an extended period of time. There are many risk factors associated with the development of thromboembolism, especially DVT. The main objective of this retrospective study is to estimate the occurrence of DVT in burn patients and to investigate some burn-related risk factors.

Burn Functional Outcomes - Ventilator Usage and Discharge Ambulation Status of Patients in a Burn Wound in-Patient Centre.

Anticipating functional outcomes of patients managed in an in-patient burn wound centre can help in advising patients and their families of prognosis as well as assist case managers in discharge planning. The records of 37 burn patients were reviewed; one patient expired and was removed from further analysis. Data were obtained regarding patient characteristics, types and locations of burns and other wounds, ventilator use, level of mobility at hospital discharge, and disposition; three patients lacked discharge ambulation status and were removed from the outcome comparison analysis.

Carpal tunnel syndrome following burns.

The commonest cause of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply narrower in some people than in others. The development of CTS due to various burn causes has never been reported. This study describes some demographic features of all reported CTS cases following different types of burn in patients admitted to our burns centre in the USA.