Scars, burns & healing
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Scars, burns & healing · Jan 2018
Parent-perceived isolation and barriers to psychosocial support: a qualitative study to investigate how peer support might help parents of burn-injured children.
Burn injuries can be traumatic and distressing for the affected child and family, with a prolonged period of recovery. This research explores parents' experiences of support following their child's injury and their thoughts on peer support specifically. ⋯ An online resource may be beneficial for parents, but further research is needed to confirm the exploratory data gained to date, ensuring that any resource developed would meet the identified needs of parents.
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Scars, burns & healing · Jan 2018
Case ReportsLimitations to the use of bromelain-based enzymatic debridement (NexoBrid®) for treating diabetic foot burns: a case series of disappointing results.
Bromelain-based enzymatic debridement with Nexobrid® (Mediwound) is an alternative to traditional surgical tangential excision of deep dermal and full thickness burns. Early literature suggests that Nexobrid debridement could reduce the number of operations, infection rates, inpatient stay and the necessity for skin grafting to wounds by preserving viable tissue. To our knowledge there are no previous studies reporting the use of NexoBrid for treating burns in patients with established diabetic foot disease. ⋯ We would recommend judicious use of this new product in patients with diabetic foot wounds.
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Scars, burns & healing · Jan 2018
Audit of healthcare professionals' attitudes towards patients who self-harm and adherence to national guidance in a UK burns and plastic surgery department.
Rates of self-harm injuries are considered to be increasing. The attitudes of healthcare staff towards patients who self-harm may be negative and a small amount of research specifically investigating burns and plastic surgery healthcare professionals has recently been conducted exploring this issue. This study aimed to determine attitudes towards and adherence to national guidance by healthcare professionals in a UK burns and plastic surgery department with respect to patients who self-harm. ⋯ Education among healthcare professionals is important, to ensure adherence to best practice. The findings of this study strongly suggest that many healthcare professionals do not know the current best practice. As a result, these highly vulnerable patients may be receiving sub-optimal care, with consequentially poor outcomes.
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Scars, burns & healing · Jan 2018
A qualitative exploration of psychosocial specialists' experiences of providing support in UK burn care services.
A burn can have a significant and long-lasting psychosocial impact on a patient and their family. The National Burn Care Standards (2013) recommend psychosocial support should be available in all UK burn services; however, little is known about how it is provided. The current study aimed to explore experiences of psychosocial specialists working in UK burn care, with a focus on the challenges they experience in their role. ⋯ Findings provide an insight into the experiences of psychosocial specialists working in UK burn care and suggest a number of ways in which psychosocial provision in the NHS burn service could be developed.