Overcoming challenges around wounds and wound dressings in burn patients requiring nerve conduction studies

Published Date: 04th May 2022

Publication Authors: Cappuyns L, Murray E, Gurusinghe D, Deshpande M, Nwe M, Shokrollahi K

Poster presentation for the BBA Annual Meeting, May 2022. Full conference programme available here: https://www.britishburnassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BBA-Bristol-4-6.5.22-Full-Programme-.pdf

Conclusions
Through collaborative efforts a new protocol and a SOP are being developed which address the logistics around performing the tests in patient who have unhealed burns requiring dressings. This SOP details the approach to wounds and dressings, how to minimise infection transmission, how to deal with patients with multi-drug resistant infections and analgesia requirements prior to performing these tests.

This SOP will facilitate timely diagnosis and treatment of those burn patients affected by peripheral neuropathy.

 

Cappuyns, L; Murray, E; Gurusinghe, D; Deshpande, M; New, M; Shokrollahi, K. (2022). Overcoming challenges around wounds and wound dressings in burn patients requiring nerve conduction studies. Conference poster from British Burns Association Annual Meeting, 4th-6th May 2022.

 

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