大規模な火傷を生き延びた子供の長期的な結果
R L Sheridan1, M I Hinson, M H Liang
1Shriners Burns Hospital for Children, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA.
JAMA
|January 13, 2000
まとめ
重度の火傷を生き延びたほとんどの子どもは,生活の質が良好であると報告していますが,一部は長期的な身体障害を経験しています. 総合的な小児火傷ケアと多学科のアフターケアが回復に不可欠です.
科学分野:
- 小児の灼熱ケアについて
- 生活の質の研究 生活の質の研究
- 長期的な健康成果について
背景:
- 小児の灼熱治療の進歩は,大規模な火傷の生存率を向上させました.
- 重度の火傷を生き延びた子供の長期的な生活の質は,さらなる調査を必要とする分野です.
研究 の 目的:
- 大規模な火傷を生き延びた小児患者の長期的な生活の質を評価するために.
- この集団の生活の質に影響を与える要因を特定する.
主な方法:
- 1969年から1992年の間に治療された重度の火傷 (>70%のTBSA) の小児患者の80人を対象とした,遡及的,横断的な研究.
- ライフクオリティは,ショートフォーム36 (SF-36) のアンケートを使用して評価され,スコアを国内基準と比較した.
- 臨床的変数の分析,家族機能,早期再統合,および多学科クリニックのフォローアップが結果に与える影響.
主要な成果:
- 全体的なSF-36スコアは,一般の人々と類似しており,ほとんどの生存者にとって,一般的に満足のいく生活の質を示しています.
- 患者のサブセット (15〜20%) は,機能および役割領域において重要な身体的制限を示した.
- 生活の質の改善のポジティブな予測要因には,強い家族の機能,早期の再統合,および一貫した多学科クリニックのフォローアップが含まれています.
結論:
- 大量の火傷を負った後,身体的障害が持続する子どももいるが,大半は満足のいく生活の質を達成している.
- 経験豊富な多学科のアフターケアを強調した,包括的な小児火傷治療は,長期的な回復と幸福を最適化するために不可欠です.
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