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Burns in older adults

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Burn injury in older adults is expected to have a greater impact on regional burn centers in the next several decades as the population in high-income countries is progressively aging. In the United States, adults aged ≥55 are projected to represent 30 % of the population by 2030 [1]. The appropriate age cut-off defining the older adult is debated, with a spectrum of age ≥45 to age ≥80 used in previous burn literature reports [2, 3]. Although this cut-off should ideally be based on biology, aging is a continuous process influenced by the individual’s health lifestyle and co-morbid conditions. In fact, the often quoted age ≥65 is primarily based on the age at which one can obtain full pension benefits, a reflection of societal constructs rather than biological truths. It is generally agreed, however, that aged patients are vulnerable to burn injury, and that injured older adults have far worse treatment outcomes compared to young adults [4].

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  1. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Marc G. Jeschke M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Plastische, Aesthetische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria

    Lars-Peter Kamolz M.D., M.Sc.

  3. Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery and Intensive Care, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden

    Folke Sjöberg M.D., Ph.D.

  4. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

    Folke Sjöberg M.D., Ph.D.

  5. Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA

    Steven E. Wolf M.D.

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Pham, T.N. (2012). Burns in older adults. In: Jeschke, M.G., Kamolz, LP., Sjöberg, F., Wolf, S.E. (eds) Handbook of Burns. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0348-7_18

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