Burns
Conditions
Keywords
clinical assessment, TBSA, national burn centre
Brief summary
Clinical assessment of burn depth and area can be challenging even for experienced surgeons. Still, the assessment is fundamental for the treatment, as it determines the fluid treatment and indication for escharotomy and need for referral to a burn centre.There are few studies comparing the initial evaluation of burn depth and surface with that of a specialist burn centre. The aim of this study was to make such a comparison for a cohort of patients admitted to a specialist burn centre during one year.The cohort was defined as patients transferred to the burn unit at Haukeland university hospital during 2014.
Interventions
PROCEDUREClinical assessment
Clinical assessment of burn depth and the percentage of total body surface area (TBSA) burnt with any method
Sponsors
Haukeland University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients transferred to the burn unit at Haukeland university hospital during 2014
Exclusion criteria
* Readmissions * Patients transported to Haukeland directly from the site of the accident
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burn depth | 1 year | Burn depth measured with any described clinical method.Clinical assessment of depth is a subjective evaluation based on visual and tactile characteristics, that is, wound appearance, capillary refill and wound sensibility to touch and pin prick. |
| The percentage of total body surface area (TBSA) burnt | 1 year | TBSA measured with any described clinical method, for example, Wallace's Rule of Nines, Lund and Browder charts, and Palmar Surface Measurement ('rule of palm') |
Countries
Norway
Contacts
Primary ContactRagnvald L Brekke, MD
Outcome results
None listed