Impact of para-neurologic and para-mental premorbidities on burn injury patients

BACKGROUND
The aim of this article was to determine whether there are differences in the progression, mortality and morbidity of these premorbid patients compared to normal burn injury patients.
METHODS
In this study, 26 premorbid cases (8 males, 18 females; mean age: 30.8 years; range: 3-74 years) hospitalized in the Dicle University Burn Center between July 2007 and November 2009 were evaluated.
RESULTS
Appreciation of the pathophysiological basis of the premorbidity in burn patients is important. When the treatment for premorbid burn patients is planned, the associated co- or premorbidity must be kept in mind. To improve the outcome of the treatment, considerable attention must be paid to these patients.
CONCLUSION
This article gives an overview of the current literature regarding premorbid patients in the Turkish population and draws attention to this specific topic.

Yanýk hastalarýnda nörolojik ve mental morbiditelerin etkisi

AMAÇ
Bu yazýnýn amacý, normal yanýk travmalý hastalara göre ek morbiditeli hastalarýn gidiþat, mortalite ve morbiditelerinde farklarýn olup olmadýðýnýn saptanmasýdýr.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM
Bu çalýþmada, Temmuz 2007 ve Kasým 2009 tarihleri arasýnda Dicle Üniversitesi Yanýk Merkezi’nde yatýrýlan ek morbiditeli 26 olgu (8 erkek, 18 kadýn; ortalama yaþ: 30,8 yaþ; daðýlým 3-74 yýl) deðerlendirildi.
BULGULAR
Yanýk hastalarýnda ek morbiditenin patofizyolojik kaynaðý önem kazanýr. Ek morbiditesi olan yanýk hastalarýnýn tedavisi planlanýrken eþlik eden morbiditeler akýlda bulundurulmalýdýr. Tedavinin neticesini saðlamak için, bu hastalara ciddi dikkat harcanmalýdýr.
SONUÇ
Bu yazý Türk toplumunda ek morbiditeli hastalara ait güncel literatürlerin gözden geçirilmesini saðlamakta ve bu özel konuya dikkati çekmektedir.