Clinical Assessment of Burns in Norway

NCT04530279 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2014/1627, Rek-Vest
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Clinical assessment of burn depth and area can be challenging even for experienced surgeons. Still, the assessment is fundamental for the treatment, as it determines the fluid treatment and indication for escharotomy and need for referral to a burn centre.There are few studies comparing the initial evaluation of burn depth and surface with that of a specialist burn centre. The aim of this study was to make such a comparison for a cohort of patients admitted to a specialist burn centre during one year.The cohort was defined as patients transferred to the burn unit at Haukeland university hospital during 2014.

Conditions

Burns

Keywords

clinical assessment; TBSA; national burn centre

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Burn depth

  Burn depth measured with any described clinical method.Clinical assessment of depth is a subjective evaluation based on visual and tactile characteristics, that is, wound appearance, capillary refill and wound sensibility to touch and pin prick.

  1 year

• The percentage of total body surface area (TBSA) burnt

  TBSA measured with any described clinical method, for example, Wallace's Rule of Nines, Lund and Browder charts, and Palmar Surface Measurement ('rule of palm')

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Referring hospital

Burn assessments performed in referring hospitals

Procedure: Clinical assessment

Burn centre

Burn assessments performed in the national burn centre

Procedure: Clinical assessment

Interventions

Clinical assessment PROCEDURE

Clinical assessment of burn depth and the percentage of total body surface area (TBSA) burnt with any method

Burn centre; Referring hospital

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The cohort was defined as patients transferred to the burn unit at Haukeland university hospital during 2014.The incidence of burns in Norway is 15.5 /100 000/ year (pop. 5.2 mill), and 70-100 patients a year is treated at the national burn centre. The Australian and New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA) referral criteria are used: * Burns \> 10% Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) * Burns \> 5% TBSA in children * Full Thickness burns \> 5% TBSA * Burns of Special Areas - Face, Hands, Feet, Genitalia, Perineum, Major Joints and circumferential limb or chest burns * Burns with inhalation injury * Electrical burns * Chemical burns * Burns with pre-existing illness * Burns associated with major trauma * Burns at the extremes of age - young children and the elderly * Burn injury in pregnant women * Non-accidental burns

You may qualify if:

• Patients transferred to the burn unit at Haukeland university hospital during 2014

You may not qualify if:

• Readmissions
• Patients transported to Haukeland directly from the site of the accident

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Haukeland University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Haukeland University Hospital

Bergen, Vestland, 5021, Norway

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burns

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Ragnvald L Brekke, MD

  Haukeland University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Ragnvald L Brekke, MD

CONTACT

+4740874208; ragnvald.ljones.brekke@helse-bergen.no

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 25, 2020
• First Posted: August 28, 2020
• Study Start: January 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2023
• Last Updated: March 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (1)