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Burn trauma management: palliative care integration
  1. Ram Singh1,
  2. Rupavath Ramkumar2 and
  3. Brajesh Kumar Ratre3
  1. 1Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
  2. 2Critical & Intensive Care (Plastic, Burn & Reconstructive Surgery), Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India
  3. 3Department of Onco-Anaeshesia & Palliative Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ram Singh, Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India; dr.ram2001{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-005109

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    WHO defines palliative care as, ‘an approach that improves the quality of life of patients—adults and children—and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual’.1 Regardless of the illness or stage, palliative care is an integral part of the clinical practice, as it helps to promote the physical, psychosocial and spiritual well-being of the patient as well as caregivers.2

    Burn injuries are a global public health problem, accounting for around 180 000 deaths annually.3 Non-fatal burn injuries are among the leading causes of morbidity and disability-adjusted life years, causing unbearable suffering.3 4 Survivors of burn injuries often suffer symptoms, disfigurement and disability, as well as stigma and rejection.3 These physical, psychosocial and existential issues …

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    • Contributors RR contributed in manuscript edit and revision. BKR contributed in final approval and editing. RS came up with idea, conceptualisation and manuscript writing. RS is the guarantor on behalf of other coauthors.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.