Citation

Corlew DS, McQueen KA. Hand Clin. 2017; 33(2): 399-407.

Affiliation

Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt Global Anesthesia Fellowship, Vanderbilt Anesthesia Global Health & Development, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1301 Medical Center Drive, MCE 3161C, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt Global Anesthesia Fellowship, Vanderbilt Anesthesia Global Health & Development, Affiliate Faculty, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1301 Medical Center Drive, MCE 3161C, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.hcl.2016.12.010

PMID

28363304

Abstract

Measuring the extent and impact of a health problem is key to being able to address it appropriately. This review uses available information within the framework of the Global Burden of Disease studies to estimate the disease burden due to burn injuries of the hands. The GBD indicates that since 1990 there has been an approximately 30% decrease in the disease burden related to burn injuries. The GBD methods have not been applied specifically to hand burns, but from available data, it is estimated that about 18 million people in the world suffer from sequelae of burns to the hands.

Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Burden of disease; Burn contractures; Global surgery; Hand burns