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The burden of burn injuries.

Spronk, I. The burden of burn injuries. Utrecht: Nivel, 2020. 224 p. Proefschrift van de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Burns are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Substantial improvements in burn treatment have led to a shift in burn care outcomes in developed countries, from short-term critical care outcomes towards longer-term patient-reported outcomes focusing on mental and physical consequences, and well-being of patients. Burn injuries not only have an impact on patients, burns also pose a burden on society. This thesis addressed the burden of burn injuries, both on a patient and a population level. It thereby aimed at contributing to improve the aftercare for burn patients, and gaining more attention for burn injuries on a policy level. The studies described in this thesis provided insight into the current state of art of health-related quality of life (HRQL) after burn injuries (Part I), improved insights into the recovery and long-term patient-reported outcomes of burn injuries (Part II), and established and applied a method for more precise estimates of nonfatal burden of disease of burn injuries (Part III). (aut. ref.)