The Relationship of Rehabilitation Therapy Time To The Prevention of Burn Scar Contracture

Burn Patient Acuity Demographics, Scar Contractures and Rehabilitation Treatment Time Related to Patient Outcomes (ACT)

This project will develop a descriptive database of patient information and patient outcomes. This database will be used to determine the association of time spent in rehabilitation and patient outcomes, to relate patient acuity to burn scar contracture development and to establish minimal time requirement guidelines for various rehabilitation patient outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 year of age or older
• Admission for primary diagnosis of cutaneous burn injury
• Anticipated length of stay equal to/greater than five days
• >2% deep partial thickness burn OR hand burn (which may be less than 2% deep partial thickness burn)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-survivable burn as determined by the attending burn surgeon
• Electrical burn injury