Different flames, different fates
The HVEIs impose a disproportionately high surgical and intensive care burden compared to thermal burns. These findings highlight the limitations of current severity scores and emphasize the need for early recognition, repeated surgical management and tailored interdisciplinary care in patients with electrical trauma.
Authors
- Julian Joestl
- Alexandra Christ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6827-4110)
- Viktoria Koenig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9237-0683)
- Gerald Ihra
- Maximilian Monai
- A. Fochtmann
- A. Resch
Institutions
- University Clinic of Traumatology (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-025-02686-5
- Primary Topic
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Wien
- Medizinische Universität Wien