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The Early Childhood Development of Pediatric Burn Patients

Maxime D Cuijpers1,2,3,4, Moniek Akkerman4,5,6, Martin G A Baartmans7,8

  • 1Burn Center, Red Cross Hospital, Vondellaan 13, 1942 LE Beverwijk, The Netherlands.

European Burn Journal
|November 27, 2024
PubMed

Insights

Pediatric burn patients aged up to two-and-a-half years old showed typical early childhood development compared to Dutch reference values. This study offers reassuring insights for parents of young burn survivors.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric developmental pediatrics
  • Burn injury research
  • Child health outcomes

Background:

  • Early childhood development is crucial for long-term outcomes.
  • Burn injuries in young children can raise concerns about developmental trajectories.
  • Understanding developmental patterns post-burn is essential for supportive care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe early childhood development in pediatric burn patients.
  • To compare development against established Dutch reference values.
  • To assess the impact of burn size and sex on development.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Dutch Development Instrument (DDI) and D-score.
  • Calculated age-standardized D-scores for 38 pediatric burn patients.
  • Compared patient development to normative Dutch data, similar to growth charts.

Main Results:

  • 95% of pediatric burn patients met age-appropriate developmental milestones.
  • The mean age-standardized D-score was +0.49 SD, slightly above the Dutch average.
  • Developmental outcomes did not significantly differ by sex or burn size (1.0%-36.0% TBSA).

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric burn patients under two-and-a-half years with non-full thickness burns generally follow typical developmental paths.
  • Findings provide initial data on early childhood development post-burn.
  • Results may help alleviate parental concerns regarding their child's development after a burn injury.

Keywords:
burnschildrendevelopment

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