ArticleAnnals of burns and fire disasters2017
Burns in the Third World: an unmet need.
Article in Annals of burns and fire disasters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Risk of Depression Among Burn Injury Survivors; A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring evidence gaps in clinical trials in thermal burns care: an umbrella review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of an open-label design on human amniotic membranes vs. silver sulfadiazine dressings for second-degree burns: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC surgery · 2024Trial
- Clinical profile, treatment outcomes of burn injuries and their associated factors among patients admitted in HarME-center, HFCSH, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Predictors of Mortality in Burn Patients at Selected Tertiary Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Two-Year Retrospective Study.European burn journal · 2026Article
- Knowledge and Practice of Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Burn Management: A Survey of Nursing and Midwifery Students.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Assessment of Community Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Burn Prevention and First Aid in Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study.International wound journal · 2026Article
- Pediatric burns: Key insights from cohort of 325 patients.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
- Beyond air pollution: a national assessment of cooking-related burns in Ghana.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026Article
- A Prospective Observational Study to Determine the Efficacy of a Theatre Prioritisation Tool in Optimal Utilisation of Limited Theatre Time for Deep Burn Injury in a Resource-Restricted Setting.European burn journal · 2025Article
- Stem cell-derived exosomes in wound healing: mechanistic insights and delivery strategies.Regenerative medicine · 2025Review
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Social Reintegration Indicators Following Reconstructive Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study.World journal of surgery · 2025Observational
- Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Postburn Adult Survivors: A Cross-sectional 4 Years of Experience Study From Cyprus.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2025Article
- Global, Regional, and National Burden of Burn Injury by Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) Involvement from 1990 to 2021, with Projections of Prevalence to 2050.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Role of Skin Substitutes in the Therapeutical Management of Burns Affecting Functional Areas.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
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- The treatment effect of operative intervention for flame versus scald burns in resource-limited settings.Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries · 2024Article
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- Biofilm generation and antibiotic resistant profile of extensive and multidrug resistantHealth science reports · 2024Article
- Factors associated with emergency department disposition among burn injury patients: Analysis of prehospital and emergency care characteristics using South Asia Burn Registry (SABR) data.Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Burns continue to present a significant public health problem, resulting in scores of preventable deaths and disability everyyear. The burden of burns disproportionately falls to the world's poor residing in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Those who are burnt require timely access to acute burns management, including definitive surgical care. The current lack of access to safe and affordable surgical care with anaesthesia worldwide means that some 5 billion people do not have access to acute burns management, including definitive surgical care for burns, when needed most. Major limitations to access to burn care at healthcare facilities in LMICs include a lack of appropriately trained staff (including surgeons), appropriate equipment and resources. Burn prevention measures have been successful in reducing the incidence of burns and deaths in many developed countries, however there is currently a paucity of robust understanding of what works in LMICs to prevent burns. A combined effort to implement proven burn prevention strategies and address the unmet need for access to safe and affordable surgical care with anaesthesia is required to reduce the global burden of burns that still exists.
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