Hypothermia in severe burns presenting at a regional burns centre

Published Date: 04th May 2022

Publication Authors: Cappuyns L, Philip L, Ramadan S, Ebbs S, Gurusinghe D, 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
Our study demonstrates a link between hypothermia and mortality but not whether this link is causative. Our study also demonstrates a link between TBSA and hypothermia. Previous studies have suggested a link between hypothermia and mortality but this could be because patients with higher TBSA also have lower temperatures on presentation. A well designed study with large sample size is therefore required to determine whether hypothermia is simply a surrogate marker of high TBSA/Baux score or whether it is an independent variable that is associated with mortality. Previous studies have been insufficiently powered or designed to prove this. This study also demonstrates that more can be done to reduce hypothermia throughout the pathway for our burn patients, especially during transfer, and we are looking to see what additional measures can be implemented to improve this.

 

Cappuyns, L; Philip, L; Ramadan, S; Ebbs, S; Dempsey, N; Gurusinghe, D; Kayvan Shokrollahi, K. (2022). Hypothermia in severe burns presenting at a regional burns centre. Conference poster from British Burns Association Annual Meeting, 4th-6th May 2022.

 

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