Advances in the research of treatment of burns in the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2017.04.016
- VernacularTitle: 老年烧伤治疗研究进展
- Author:
Zhengying JIANG
1
;
Dinghong MIN
;
Guanghua GUO
Author Information
1. Department of Burns, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Burns;
Aged;
Infection;
Nutritional support;
Fluid resuscitation;
Wound management
- From:
Chinese Journal of Burns
2017;33(4):251-254
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With our country going into the aging society, burns in the elderly often occur. Studies have shown that the number of elderly burn patients has reached 13% to 20% of the total number of burn patients. As the sensory and cognitive functions are low, skin is thinning, the functions of heart, lung, and kidney are reduced, the immunity is impaired, and other physiological characteristics exist in the elderly, the wounds of elderly burn patients often heal slowly, and the mortality is high. At present, there is still a lack of enough attention to the elderly burn patients. In this review, according to the physiological characteristics of the elderly, for reference to our peers, we make a summary of the treatment of elderly burn patients, such as fluid resuscitation, wound treatment, acute kidney injury management, infection management, and nutritional support.
