Abstract
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. 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.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.8.2021.118
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 22(1), 8-13
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Ali, M. B., & Ali, M. B. (2025). Psychological and Physiological Complications of Post-Burn Patients in Pakistan. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 22(1), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.8.2021.118
MLA 9
Ali, Meher B., and Mashal B. Ali. "Psychological and Physiological Complications of Post-Burn Patients in Pakistan." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, 2025, pp. 8-13. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.8.2021.118.
Chicago (author–date)
Ali, Meher B., and Mashal B. Ali. 2025. "Psychological and Physiological Complications of Post-Burn Patients in Pakistan." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 22 (1): 8-13. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.8.2021.118.
Harvard
Ali, M. B. and Ali, M. B. (2025) 'Psychological and Physiological Complications of Post-Burn Patients in Pakistan', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 22(1), pp. 8-13. doi:10.18295/squmj.8.2021.118.
Vancouver
Ali MB, Ali MB. Psychological and Physiological Complications of Post-Burn Patients in Pakistan. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;22(1):8-13. doi:10.18295/squmj.8.2021.118
IEEE
M. B. Ali, and M. B. Ali, "Psychological and Physiological Complications of Post-Burn Patients in Pakistan," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 8-13, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.8.2021.118.