Association of age with perioperative morbidity among patients undergoing surgical management of minor burns.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Burn injuries are associated with significant morbidity, often necessitating surgical management. Older patients are more prone to burns and more vulnerable to complications following major burns. While the relationship between senescence and major burns has already been thoroughly investigated, the role of age in minor burns remains unclear. To better understand differences between elderly and younger patients with predominantly minor burns, we analyzed a multi-institutional database.

Methods

We reviewed the 2008-2020 ACS-NSQIP database to identify patients who had suffered burns according to ICD coding and underwent initial burn surgery.

Results

We found 460 patients, of which 283 (62%) were male and 177 (38%) were female. The mean age of the study coho

SUBMITTER: Knoedler S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008887 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature