@article{ref1,
title="Foot burns: epidemiology and management",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2007",
author="Hemington-Gorse, S. and Pellard, S. and Wilson-Jones, N. and Potokar, T.",
volume="33",
number="8",
pages="1041-1045",
abstract="This is a retrospective study of the epidemiology and management of isolated foot burns presenting to the Welsh Centre for Burns from January 1998 to December 2002. A total of 289 were treated of which 233 were included in this study. Approximately 40% were in the paediatric age group and the gender distribution varied dramatically for adults and children. In the adult group the male:female ratio was 3.5:1, however in the paediatric group the male:female ratio was more equal (1.6:1). Scald burns (65%) formed the largest group in children and scald (35%) and chemical burns (32%) in adults. Foot burns have a complication rate of 18% and prolonged hospital stay. Complications include hypertrophic scarring, graft loss/delayed healing and wound infection. Although isolated foot burns represent a small body surface area, over half require treatment as in patients to allow for initial aggressive conservative management of elevation and regular wound cleansing to avoid complications. This study suggests a protocol for the initial acute management of foot burns. This protocol states immediate referral of all foot burns to a burn centre, admission of these burns for 24-48 h for elevation, regular wound cleansing with change of dressings and prophylactic antibiotics.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2006.11.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2006.11.014"
}