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Immersive Virtual Reality as an Adjunctive Non-opioid Analgesic for Pre-dominantly Latin American Children With Large Severe Burn Wounds During Burn …
2019
Background/Aim: Using a within-subjects, within-wound care design, this pilot study tested for the first time, whether immersive virtual reality (VR) can serve as an adjunctive non-opioid analgesic for children with large severe burn wounds during burn wound cleaning in the ICU, in a regional burn center in the United States, between 2014–2016.Methods: Participants included 48 children from 6 years old to 17 years of age with >10% TBSA burn injuries reporting moderate or higher worst pain during no VR on Day 1. Forty-four of the 48 children were from developing Latin American countries. Patients played adjunctive SnowWorld, an interactive 3D snowy canyon in virtual reality during some po…
Cost-Utility Analysis Applied to the Treatment of Burn Patients in a Specialized Center
2007
Objective To discover the total costs and quality of life of burn patients in a specialist center classified by diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). Design Prospective study of 5-year follow-up from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 2001. Setting Burn Center of Valencia. Patients A total of 898 patients treated at the Burn Center of Valencia. Main Outcome Measures Hospital, extrahospital, caregiving, labor, and social costs of the burn patients grouped by DRG (code 457: extensive burns without operating room procedure; code 458: nonextensive burns with skin graft; code 459: nonextensive burns with wound debridement or other operating room procedure; code 460: nonextensive burns without oper…