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Ehmer-al-lbran1, Akhtar Amin Memon, Syeda Ezz-e-rukhshan Adil
1Burns Ward, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objective:
To determine the risk of PTSD in patients with acute burn incidents.
Method:
This was an observational prospective cross-sectional study conducted in admitted patients in Burns Ward of Civil Hospital, Karachi during a period of 6 months from January 1 to June 30, 2011. Data was collected through questionnaire having socio demographic variables and the Impact of Event-Scale (IES-R) was used to determine the risk of PTSD.
Results:
Out of 145 patients, 12 (77.3%) were at risk of PTSD with 75 (66.9%) males and 37 (33%) females. Out of these 112 cases, 50% belonged to age group 16-29 years. All burn patients with more than 60% total body surface area (TBSA) involved in injury were at risk.
Conclusion:
The study reports an astronomic number of burns patients with PTSD risk. PTSD drastically affects the quality of life. The earlier this disorder is diagnosed and assessed; better chances are there for enhanced treatment and better recovery.
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