| Pruritus in patients with small burn injuries. | |
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PMID: 17706362 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To document incidence of pruritus and the presence of predisposing factors after small burns and their (subjective) impact on daily life. METHODS: Retrospective study interviewing all patients treated in an outpatient burn clinic during 2004. Patients were contacted by phone and questioned on aspects of the burn and the presence, intensity and impact of pruritus. Predisposing factors for pruritus were analysed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Eighty-five percent of the 318 outpatients consented to the interview. Median total burned surface area (TBSA) was 2% (interquartile range of 1-4%). Thirty-five percent of patients recalled moderate pruritus, 14% severe pruritus. Impact on daily life was reported in 42% of patients suffering from moderate pruritus and 92% of patients suffering from severe pruritus. A multi variant logistic regression model based on baseline parameters (TBSA, age and anatomical region burned) only predicted 16.8% of experienced pruritus. CONCLUSION: Recovery from small burns is associated with a high incidence of pruritus, which has substantial impact on daily life. It is difficult to identify patients at risk at the time of injury, as baseline demographic and injury related parameters only play a minor role. Future studies are needed to assess the effect of prevention and treatment and to define predictors for the incidence of pruritus. |
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Authors:
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Michaël Casaer; Valerie Kums; Pieter J Wouters; Eric Van den kerckhove; Greet Van den Berghe |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-08-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries Volume: 34 ISSN: 0305-4179 ISO Abbreviation: Burns Publication Date: 2008 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-04 Completed Date: 2008-08-19 Revised Date: 2009-02-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8913178 Medline TA: Burns Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 185-91 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. michael.casaer@uz.kuleuven.ac.be |
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Adolescent Adult Burns / complications* Child Female Humans Male Pruritus / etiology*, psychology, therapy Quality of Life Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Treatment Outcome |
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