Impact of para-neurologic and para-mental premorbidities on burn injury patients

BACKGROUND The aim of this article was to determine whether there are differences in the progression, mortality and morbidity of these premorbid patients compared to normal burn injury patients. METHODS In this study, 26 premorbid cases (8 males, 18 females; mean age: 30.8 years; range: 3-74 years) hospitalized in the Dicle University Burn Center between July 2007 and November 2009 were evaluated. RESULTS Appreciation of the pathophysiological basis of the premorbidity in burn patients is important. When the treatment for premorbid burn patients is planned, the associated co- or premorbidity must be kept in mind. To improve the outcome of the treatment, considerable attention must be paid to these patients. CONCLUSION This article gives an overview of the current literature regarding premorbid patients in the Turkish population and draws attention to this specific topic.