The evaluation of burn knowledge and burn management skills of resident doctors of emergency medicine, general surgery and plastic surgery

Authors : Zafer Dolu, Ömer Jaradat, Yavuz Katırcı, Hacı Mehmet Çalışkan, Burak Şahin, Ahmet Burak Erdem

Pages : 152-157

Doi:10.16899/jcm.1466346

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Publication Date : 2024-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Abstract Background/Aims: Our study aimed to assess the abilities of emergency medicine, general surgery, and plastic surgery resident doctors in diagnosing, treating, and managing burn patients. Methods: We conducted a survey study between 04.05.2015 and 04.08.2015 at university hospitals and training and research hospitals in Ankara. We collected information on the age, gender, experience, and hospital of the doctors, as well as their training and approaches to treating burn cases. We evaluated their knowledge in various areas, including clinical approaches to 2nd and 3rd-degree burn cases, escharotomy localizations, intubation indications, bulla treatment, referral and hospitalization indications, identification of inhalation burns, and fluid resuscitation. Results: The average age of the participants was 29.3±2.4 years, and 65.7% were male. We found that doctors who had received advanced burn life support training had better approaches to burn cases (p<0.05). We also observed a positive correlation between age and approaches to cases, escharotomy localizations, and referral indications (p<0.05). Additionally, there was a positive correlation between the duration of residency and approaches to burn cases, clinical application to 2nd and 3rd-degree burn cases, escharotomy localization, intubation indications, indications of bulla treatment, referring indications, hospitalization indications, and approaches to inhalation burn (p<0.05). Conclusions: Our study revealed that doctors\' knowledge about assisting burn patients was insufficient in the early stages of their training. However, this improved as the duration of their residency increased. We believe that burn training and advanced life support courses can facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of burn patients more effectively.
Keywords : Yanık, tıp eğitimi, acil tıp, genel cerrahi, plastik cerrahi