A geriatric patient with major burns:case report
Uygur, F.; Noyan, N.; Ulkür, E.; Celiköz, B.
Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters 21(1): 43-46
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1592-9558 PMID: 21991109 Document Number: 617273
As is predictable, mortality and morbidity among geriatric patients are higher in patients with major burns. Decreased radiopulmonary reserves and malnutrition characterized by protein/energy deficiency and ageing of skin are predisposing factors which increase mortality and morbidity. In this study, we present a 90-yr-old patient with 46% total body surface area of 2nd-3rd degree burns. We had to overcome difficulties which can be seen in elderly patients and which succeeded in our treatment.