TY - JOUR AU - Ali, Meher B AU - Ali, Mashal B PY - 2022/02/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Psychological and Physiological Complications of Post-Burn Patients in Pakistan: A narrative review JF - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal JA - Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J VL - 22 IS - 1 SE - Reviews DO - 10.18295/squmj.8.2021.118 UR - https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/4533 SP - 8-13 AB - <p>Pakistan has a burn mortality rate of 6.5%, with a considerable percentage of survivors suffering from long-term complications due to lack of rehabilitation. The aim of this review is to outline the important physiological and psychological after-effects of burn injuries. Relevant articles were included by conducting a comprehensive search between 20th March and 25th May 2020.&nbsp; Psychological complications of burns include depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, sleep disturbance, phobias, guilt, suicidal thoughts, and personality changes. Physiological complications include scarring, contractures, pain, muscle wasting, and hypothermia. Other complications include infections. The review revealed a scarcity of literature regarding the prevalence and impact of long-term complications in post-burn patients. Our findings include a lack of rehabilitative services and high rate of post-burn complications in Pakistan. Rehabilitation of burn patients should be a continuation of active treatment and should begin from the day of admission, to reduce the morbidity and improve the quality of life of burn patients.</p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong>Burns; physiology; psychology; rehabilitation; quality of life.</p> ER -