On the horizon: research priorities in burns for the next decade

Steven E Wolf; Ronald G Tompkins; David N Herndon

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2014.05.012

On the horizon: research priorities in burns for the next decade

Surg Clin North Am. 2014 Aug;94(4):917-30. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2014.05.012. Epub 2014 Jun 16.

Authors

Steven E Wolf¹, Ronald G Tompkins², David N Herndon³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines, Dallas, TX 75390-9158, USA. Electronic address: steven.wolf@utsouthwestern.edu.
² Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University, Galveston, TX 77550, USA.

PMID: 25085097
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2014.05.012

Abstract

This review demonstrates that many advances have been made in burn care that have made dramatic differences in mortality, clinical outcomes, and quality of life in burn survivors; however, much work remains. In reality, the current standard of care is insufficient and we cannot be satisfied with the status quo. We must strive for the following goals: no deaths due to burn, no scarring, and no pain. These particular goals have only begun to be confronted.

Keywords: Burn care; Inflammation; Pain; Scarring.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Burns / complications
Burns / therapy*
Cicatrix / prevention & control
Forecasting
Humans
Inflammation / prevention & control
Mental Disorders / therapy
Metabolic Diseases / prevention & control
Pain / pathology
Patient Outcome Assessment
Research / trends*
Wound Healing / physiology