Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety
Over the past four decades, obesity rates in the United States have consistently increased, with current estimates indicating that over 42% of adults are affected [1]. In contrast, burn injuries have decreased significantly during the same period, largely due to effective public awareness campaigns...
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| author | Deepak K. Ozhathil Teresa R. Kontos Kim M. Priban Evan P. Bailey Elizabeth A. Halicki Steven A. Kahn, MD |
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| description | Over the past four decades, obesity rates in the United States have consistently increased, with current estimates indicating that over 42% of adults are affected [1]. In contrast, burn injuries have decreased significantly during the same period, largely due to effective public awareness campaigns and improvements of safety regulations [2]. Despite these opposing trends, the percentage of burn patients at the author’s hospital with a concurrent diagnosis of obesity has risen, posing unique challenges for clinical providers. Patients with elevated body weight and extensive burns require special considerations for proper positioning, wound exposure, and minimizing ergonomic risks to healthcare workers [3]. Currently, there is a notable lack of comprehensive guidelines on operative strategies specifically tailored for this patient population. In response to this knowledge gap, the authors’ institution implemented novel surgical techniques designed to manage circumferential burn wounds in patients with higher body weight. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4dcaf986cdac4d06be1347db4304cf9d2025-01-19T06:26:25ZengElsevierBurns Open2468-91222025-01-019100382Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safetyDeepak K. Ozhathil0Teresa R. Kontos1Kim M. Priban2Evan P. Bailey3Elizabeth A. Halicki4Steven A. Kahn, MD5Burn Institute, Akron Children’s Hospital, One Perkins Square, Akron, OH 44308, USA; Corresponding author at: Burn Institute, Akron Children’s Hospital, 1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307, USA.Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street CSB 420 MSC 613, Charleston, SC 29425, USABurn Institute, Akron Children’s Hospital, One Perkins Square, Akron, OH 44308, USADepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street CSB 420 MSC 613, Charleston, SC 29425, USADepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street CSB 420 MSC 613, Charleston, SC 29425, USADepartment of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street CSB 420 MSC 613, Charleston, SC 29425, USAOver the past four decades, obesity rates in the United States have consistently increased, with current estimates indicating that over 42% of adults are affected [1]. In contrast, burn injuries have decreased significantly during the same period, largely due to effective public awareness campaigns and improvements of safety regulations [2]. Despite these opposing trends, the percentage of burn patients at the author’s hospital with a concurrent diagnosis of obesity has risen, posing unique challenges for clinical providers. Patients with elevated body weight and extensive burns require special considerations for proper positioning, wound exposure, and minimizing ergonomic risks to healthcare workers [3]. Currently, there is a notable lack of comprehensive guidelines on operative strategies specifically tailored for this patient population. In response to this knowledge gap, the authors’ institution implemented novel surgical techniques designed to manage circumferential burn wounds in patients with higher body weight.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912224000701BurnObesityMorbid obesityErgonomicsSafetyOccupational |
| spellingShingle | Deepak K. Ozhathil Teresa R. Kontos Kim M. Priban Evan P. Bailey Elizabeth A. Halicki Steven A. Kahn, MD Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety Burns Open Burn Obesity Morbid obesity Ergonomics Safety Occupational |
| title | Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety |
| title_full | Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety |
| title_fullStr | Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety |
| title_short | Innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety |
| title_sort | innovative surgical management of large burn wounds in patients with elevated body weight to enhance team safety |
| topic | Burn Obesity Morbid obesity Ergonomics Safety Occupational |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912224000701 |
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