Burns, scalds, electrical injuries, chemical burns, contact injuries, and severe abrasions
Hospitalization and rehabilitation after acute burns
In 1979, owing to the explosion of the navy ammunition depot and the importance of burn care in military medicine, the burn care ward was founded. Latter, the burn care center was established in 1983, which was the earliest burn care center among the southern Taiwan. Because of the well performing in burn care, the hospital set up the only one burn care demonstration ward in southern Taiwan with Childhood Burn Foundation of The Republic of China in 1995. As the leader of the burn care medicine, our team has piled up plenty of clinical experiences in these years. We served more than 250 burn patients annually, with patients suffering from extensive burns accounting for over 60% of those treated at the Burn Center. Through a multidisciplinary team consisting of physicians from infectious disease, cardiology, nephrology, and chest medicine, along with pharmacists, nurses, dietitians, physical and occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, and social workers, we integrate medical resources to provide comprehensive care, achieving a survival rate of 88% among critically ill burn patients.
National Skin Bank Cooperative Hospital
Extensive burns combined with hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
From 2012 to 2015, the Burn Center admitted a total of 118 critically ill burn patients.
From October 2012 to 2014, the Burn Ward admitted a total of 655 patients.
Average number of patients receiving rehabilitation annually: 68 at the Burn Center, and 344 in the Burn Wards.
From 2012 to 2014, the average number of outpatient rehabilitation services provided annually was 2,393.
From 2012 to 2014, the average number of burn nutrition services provided annually was 201.
From 2012 to 2014, the average number of burn social work case services provided annually was 102.
The survival rate for burn patients has increased from 81.48% to 91.5%.
The average infection density among burn patients decreased from 5.07‰ to 2.65‰.
Overall patient and family satisfaction reachs 98.8%.
Take over occupational therapy for burn patients from other hospitals.
Chang, C. K., Bartkova, J., Liao, Y. S., & Tzeng, Y. S. (2021). Successful Treatment of Lower Limb Burn Wounds With Long-Term Survived Human Skin Allograft in an Immunosuppressed Patient: A Case Report. The international journal of lower extremity wounds, 20(2), 167–171.
Ou, K. L., Tzeng, Y. S., Liu, H. H., Wu, C. J., Chen, C. Y., Chou, Y. Y., Hsu, K. F., Wang, C. H., Dai, N. T., & Chang, C. K. (2021). Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Conjunction With Artificial Dermis for Burned Hand Reconstruction. Annals of plastic surgery, 86(2S Suppl 1), S13–S17.
Ou, K. L., Tzeng, Y. S., Chiao, H. Y., Chiu, H. T., Chen, C. Y., Chu, T. S., Huang, D. W., Hsu, K. F., Chang, C. K., Wang, C. H., Dai, N. T., & Wu, C. J. (2021). Clinical Performance of Hydrogel-based Dressing in Facial Burn Wounds: A Retrospective Observational Study. Annals of plastic surgery, 86(2S Suppl 1), S18–S22.
Yi-Cheng Li、Li-Ren Chang、Chia-Joung Jill Cheng、Dong-Mou Lai、Shang-Wei Lin(2023). Early Total Parenteral Nutrition Intervention in a Major Burn Patient with Prolonged Ileus - A Case Report. The Journal of Taiwan Society of Plastic Surgery, 32(2), 143-154. https://www.airitilibrary.com/Article/Detail?DocID=a0000593-N202306220011-00004
Improve the comfort of burn patients during treatment.
Reduce the severity of long-term scarring after burns.
Provided experience in parenteral nutrition support for burn patients.