Department of Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, India.
J Burn Care Res. 2021 Aug 4;42(4):794-800. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa217.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it many challenges in the field of healthcare around the world. Managing burn patients has its own challenges as they require a long duration of care and are more susceptible to infection. We conducted a retrospective observational study from January 30 to July 15, 2020 at our center to study the epidemiology of burns treated & patients and healthcare workers affected by COVID-19 during this period. The number of burn admissions showed a 42.6% reduction as compared to last year. A total of 17 patients (3.67%) and 29 health care workers (8.68%) tested positive for COVID-19 in the burns department. Our strategy underwent changes based on the changing dynamics of COVID-19 and changes in government and institutional policies. We have described the various challenges we faced in managing burns during this time. We found that effective screening of patients and healthcare workers, proper segregation of negative and positive/ suspect population and a low threshold for COVID-19 testing were essential to mitigate transmission of infection.
新冠疫情给全球医疗领域带来了诸多挑战。烧伤患者的管理也存在一定的挑战，因为他们需要长时间的护理，且更容易感染。我们于 2020 年 1 月 30 日至 7 月 15 日在我们的中心进行了一项回顾性观察研究，旨在研究在此期间烧伤治疗患者和医护人员的 COVID-19 流行病学。与去年相比，烧伤患者入院人数减少了 42.6%。烧伤科共有 17 名患者（3.67%）和 29 名医护人员（8.68%）COVID-19 检测呈阳性。我们的策略根据 COVID-19 的变化动态以及政府和机构政策的变化而发生改变。我们已经描述了在此期间管理烧伤患者所面临的各种挑战。我们发现，对患者和医护人员进行有效筛查、对阴性和阳性/疑似人群进行适当隔离以及对 COVID-19 检测的门槛较低，对于减轻感染传播至关重要。
