Early rehabilitation for severely burned patients in intensive care unit

VernacularTitle:ICU内重度烧伤患者早期康复治疗97例疗效观察
Author: Xiaolin CUI ; Jie ZHU ; Bo ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Burns; Intensive care units; Rehabilitation
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2014;13(9):756-758
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the efficacy of early rehabilitation for severely burned patients in intensive care unit (ICU).Methods One hundred and eighty two severely burned patients were enrolled in the study,including 97 patients receiving early rehabilitation in ICU (rehabilitation group) and 85 patients without early rehabilitation (control group).There were no significant differences in burned surface area,depth and locations between two groups.After one year's treatment,patients were evaluated by the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS).Results The mean VSS score of rehabilitation group was significantly lower than that of control group (3.1 ± 1.2 vs.5.2 ± 1.3,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Early rehabilitation therapy is beneficial for severely burned patients in ICU.