Face care amongst patients admitted to the Adult Burn Service: a best practice implementation project

• Published in: JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports Vol. 13; no. 9; p. 369
• Main Authors: Adanichkin, Natalia, Greenwood, John Edward, McArthur, Alexa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Analgesia - methods; Burns - complications; Burns - epidemiology; Burns - nursing; Burns - psychology; Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities; Evidence-Based Practice; Facial Injuries - complications; Facial Injuries - epidemiology; Facial Injuries - nursing; Facial Injuries - psychology; Female; Health Plan Implementation; Hospitalization; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient Compliance; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Retrospective Studies; Wounds and Injuries - nursing; Wounds and Injuries - therapy

Burn injuries to the face and neck are very common. Once vital structures such as the mouth, ears, nose and eyes are damaged by burn injury, there will be pain, swelling, deformity and the potential for contractures to develop. This can lead to a lifetime of physical and psychological issues. It is...