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Corresponding Author

Ahmed Elsayed Abd Elhameed Mahmoud

Document Type

Case Series

Abstract

Background: Burn injuries are between the most devastating of all injuries and a major global crisis of public health.

Aim and objectives: The study's objective was to assess how enteral fluid resuscitation affects burned patients.

Subjects and methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was used in this study. This study was done at the burn unit of the department of plastic and Burn surgery at Al-Azhar University Hospitals (Alhussien and Said Galal hospitals) and Hehia burn center (El sharkia governorate).

Result: regarding studied electrolytes, between the three groups (control group A parenteral burn resuscitation and 2 studies groups B and C enteral burn resuscitation ), there was a notable variation in Na levels in 1st 36 hours only. However, there wasn't significant different regarding K. There wasn't significant different regarding Hematocrit except at last result at 48 hours. Also, there was a notable variation among groups regarding mean urine output, pulse.

Conclusion: It is safe to say that oral rehydration therapy has been used successfully in the resuscitation of moderately burned patients (TBSA 15-35 % and age between 14 -45 years) with the following benefits: ease of use, low cost, possible for use as first aid until the patient is transported to a hospital, no risk of fluid overload, and avoidance of all the difficulties and dangers associated with intravenous infusions.

Keywords

Burn injuries; oral rehydration therapy; Enteral Fluid Resuscitation, first-aid treatment.

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