Frailty as a sequela of burn injury: a post hoc analysis of the “RE-ENERGIZE” multicenter randomized-controlled trial and the National Health Interview Survey
Our findings suggest a higher incidence of post-discharge frailty among burn survivors in the short-term following injury. Burn survivors experience compromised fatigue, resistance, and ambulation, while rates of illness and malnutrition were lower or unchanged, respectively. These results underscore the critical need for early identification of frailty after a burn injury, with timely and comprehensive involvement of a multidisciplinary team including burn and pain specialists, community physicians, physiotherapists, nutritionists, and social workers. This collaborative effort can ensure holistic care to address and mitigate frailty in this patient population.
Authors
- Marc G. Jeschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0870-1664)
- Christian Tapking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7731-0611)
- Christian Stoppe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2028-2039)
- Daren K. Heyland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-4616)
- Amir K. Bigdeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8852-5132)
- Samuel A. Knoedler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5798-8003)
- Oliver Didzun
- Adriana C. Panayi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-9855)
- Ulrich Kneser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3402-2860)
- Valentin Haug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2964-979X)
- Gabriel Hundeshagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-8602)
- Dennis Paul Orgill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8279-7310)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society (DE)
- Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (DE)
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (CA)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Klinikum Ludwigshafen (DE)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medical Research
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40779-024-00568-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research