Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2018

Publication Title

Rehabilitation Nursing Journal

Volume

43

Issue

6

First Page

315

Last Page

326

DOI

10.1097/rnj.0000000000000095

ISSN

2048-7940

Abstract

Background Postburn pruritus is a syndrome of stressful symptoms that is pervasive and occurs in over 90% of burn patients and continues for years after the burn has healed. Postburn pruritus is experienced by burn survivors that may require medical management and effective interventions.

Purpose This article shows how to effectively relieve postburn pruritus by developing a postburn pruritus relief protocol.

Design A descriptive literature review was conducted, and relevant empirical articles written during the years 2000–2014 were appraised to create a postburn pruritus relief protocol. Twenty-six of 79 articles were selected using preestablished inclusion criteria: any age group experiencing burn-related pruritus after second- or third-degree burns. Databases were Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, EBSCO, PubMed, the National Guideline Clearinghouse, Google Scholar, and the American Burn Association website.

Conclusions This protocol included both nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions that have been delineated for use and was developed to apply based on the healing stage: prehealing, healing, and posthealing.

Rights

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Kim, Y. (2018). Development of a Postburn Pruritus Relief Protocol. Rehabilitation Nursing, 43(6), 315-326, which has been published in final form at the LWW web site.

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