title: Obesity and burns.
abstract: The population of overweight patients presenting to burn facilities is expected to increase significantly over the next decades due to the global epidemic of obesity. Excess adiposity mediates alterations to key physiological responses and poses challenges to the optimal management of burns. The purpose of this study is to document the general epidemiological aspects of thermal injuries in the obese population, outline relevant physiological aspects associated with obesity, and draw attention to topics relating to the management, rehabilitation, and prognosis of burns in this emerging subpopulation of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goutos
authors.forename: Hazim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sadideen
authors.forename: Atisha A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: Sudip J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology