Missed appointments (DNAs) among the burns patient population

There is very little published literature looking at missed appointments (DNAs) amongst the burns patient population. It is known that superficial partial thickness burns which normally heal within two weeks would usually heal with little or no scarring, whereas for deep partial burns, if re-epithelisation does not occur within 14 –21 days, hypertrophic scarring may occur [1,2]. In early 2016, our department has introduced a fortnightly Burns Clinic and Burns MDT to enable the latter group of patients to be followed-up and reviewed by a senior clinician, so that early surgical treatment, scar management and psychology refer ral can be instituted if required.
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research