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Pubblicazione sulla rivista “Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Riabilitativa” Vol.26 num. 2-3 di Agosto-Dicembre 2012
REHABILITATION OF THE BURNED PATIENT
COSTA MASSIMO (1) – BALDASSARRE VINCENZO (1) – GIULIANI CATERINA (1) – LIGUORI EMILIA (1) – QUARTO IMMACOLATA (1) – DI GUIDA M. (2) – TERZOLO GIANFRANCO (3)
“A. CARDARELLI”, AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA DI RILIEVO NAZIONALE, NAPO- LI, ITALIA (1) – SCUOLA DI SPECIALIZZAZIONE IN MEDICINA FISICA E RIABI- LITATIVA SUN NA (2) – “A. CARDARELLI”, AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA DI RILIEVO NAZIONALE, NAPOLI, ITA (3)
Introduction. Burned patient is a subject that has a destruction of the skin, variable depending on the degree of lesion. e main goals of rehabilitation ranging from preventing and reducing scar retraction and manipulation, to keep the joints mobile and then allow the patient to a location that avoids pulmonary complications. In this experience we presented a treatment protocol for burned patients in acute phase and for the scarring.
Material and method. 20 patients were recruited from Intensive Care Unit and Burns Centre of our hospital complex. eir assumption has provided to process a rehabilitation project depending by the depth and location of the lesion. e rehabilitation process begins in the ICU and continued and intensi ed with the improvement of the patient’s condition.
Result. e rehabilitation setting was carried out both during the hospital stay in their departments of origin and after transfer in our department. Patients treated with our protocol rehabilitation have reached more e cient and faster outcomes. It provided intervention of numerous health professionals which gradually have alternated to handle the needs of the patient.
Conclusion. Discussion of our sample allowed us to develop an appropriate rehabilitation plan for the burned patient, integrated collaboration of various health professionals involved. e sample is still very small to give statistically signi cant results, but still useful in the practical management of patients burned.
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