Early experience with severely burned COVID-19 patients at the National Reference Center for adult major burns in Chile

Diez, Carolina Soto; Macho, Roberto Macchiavello; López, Jacqueline Alarcón; Peña, Karol Medina; Lüer, Manuel Calcagno; González, María Calderón

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2020.04.041

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“…Notably, the differences in socioeconomic situation have also affected the changes of burn injuries even within the same country [14] . Another reason could be the localization of burn patients at burn centers due to temporary shutdown of wound clinics during the stay-at-home order; this was also observed in other regions [11] , [25] . Notably, the relatively shorter duration from burn injury to hospital arrival is reflective of the directness of transportation to burn centers.…”

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Characteristics of burn injury during COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo: A descriptive study

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Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drastically changed everyday life worldwide. This study aimed to determine how COVID-19 affected the characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe burn injury by examining a city-wide burn database in Tokyo. Patients and Methods A descriptive study was conducted in 14 burn centers using the Tokyo Burn Unit Association registry from 1999–2020. The pandemic started in 2020, while the stay-at-home order lasted from April to May. The demographics, mechanisms, severity, and clinical outcomes were assessed before and during these two time periods. Results In total, 7061 patients with burn injury were enrolled. During the pandemic, there were less patients during the pandemic than previous years, except for April–May; this decreased toward the end of 2020. There were also more scald/contact burns in the upper extremity, less intended and assault injuries, shorter length of hospital stay, and lower in-hospital mortality. During the stay-at-home order, there was increased incidence of flame burns, inhalation injuries, and in-hospital mortality, as well as higher total body surface area of full-thickness burns. Conclusions This study described the characteristics of burns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The association between the stay-at-home order and severity of burns should be further examined.

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Characteristics of burn injury during COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo: A descriptive study

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“…The rapid contagion caused a public health emergency of international interest declared at the end of January 2020 [ 1 ]. In South America, Chile was the fourth country—after Brazil, Ecuador, and Argentina—to disclose worrying contagion figures [ 2 ], which led to the enactment of a state of catastrophe [ 3 ] and a consequent reduction in social contact [ 4 ].…”

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Association between Sleep Quality and Physical Activity in Physical Education Students in Chile in the Pandemic Context: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Background: Due to the health restrictions put in place to face the pandemic, a decrease in the levels of physical activity and an alteration in the quality of sleep have been observed. One group susceptible to these changes is represented by students of physical education pedagogy, who, under normal conditions, present high levels of physical activity. However, the correlation between these variables has not been studied in the context of a pandemic lockdown. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the quality of sleep and physical activity level as a function of gender and evaluate the association between quality of sleep and physical activity level in physical education pedagogy students during the COVID-19 pandemic considering sociodemographic and health characteristics. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. An online questionnaire was applied to 280 Chilean university students of physical education pedagogy. The survey considered sociodemographic information, healthy habits, and self-reported health and included the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) for physical activity levels and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality. Results: The prevalence of good sleep quality was 20.4%. Furthermore, 52.9% of students had a high level of physical activity. Regression analysis between PSQI global score and age-adjusted physical activity levels indicated that being male and presenting a high level of physical activity favored a better PSQI global score. Conclusions: The prevalence of good sleep quality was low in general and significantly lower in women. Being male and having a high level of physical activity during quarantine benefits good sleep quality, regardless of age.

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COVID-19 and burns: Lessons learned?

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Elsevier has created a COVID-19 resource centre with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The COVID-19 resource centre is hosted on Elsevier Connect, the company's public news and information website. Elsevier hereby grants permission to make all its COVID-19-related research that is available on the COVID-19 resource centre-including this research content-immediately available in PubMed Central and other publicly funded repositories, such as the WHO COVID database with rights for unrestricted research re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for free by Elsevier for as long as the COVID-19 resource centre remains active.

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Early experience with severely burned COVID-19 patients at the National Reference Center for adult major burns in Chile

Cited by 4 publications

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Characteristics of burn injury during COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo: A descriptive study

Characteristics of burn injury during COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo: A descriptive study

Association between Sleep Quality and Physical Activity in Physical Education Students in Chile in the Pandemic Context: A Cross-Sectional Study

COVID-19 and burns: Lessons learned?

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