University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) is a burns facility and is part of the Midlands burn care network. After the initial treatment at a burns unit, Leicestershire patients are repatriated to UHL.
The aim of this audit was to evaluate the number of inpatient burn repatriations at UHL in the past 7 years. This audit aims to outline the care a facility can provide in the ongoing management of burn treatment
Data was collected from international burn injury database (IBID) to determine the number of patients that were repatriated to UHL between 2014 and 2021 and the care they required.
During the past 7 years 30 burn patients (18 male and 12 female) were repatriated for inpatient care to UHL. The median age of the patients was 58 [20-84]. The median percentage of the burn was 9% [1-60]. The length of stay in the burns unit was 14 days [3-88] followed by a median of 8 days at UHL [1-44]. 28 patients required physio and OT input, 11 required psychological input and only 3 patients required further surgery due to unhealed burns. The median number of dressing clinic appointments post discharge was 3 [1-31].
In conclusion, repatriated burns can require equally substantial care at a facility level. Some of these patients require significant input from an MDT setting and UHL staff have been trained to manage significant burns after repatriation. This is also due to UHL having an ECMO centre which aids in further training of staff. This audit does not look at the majority of repatriations which include dressing follow up only.

P.018 The impact of a burns facility on inpatient repatriated patients with significant burns

Dear friends and colleagues,

We will be pleased to welcome you in Turin (Italy) for the 19th European Burns Association´s Congress in 2022. Italy is honored to hold the meeting of the European Burns Association for the second time, after Verona in 1995. Turin is easily reachable from everywhere in Europe, either travelling by car, train or choosing flight connections. During the meeting, held in the renewed industrial center of the main Italian historical automotive factory (i.e. Lingotto-FIAT), we will meet international burn specialists, focusing on standards of care, progresses in burn treatment, strategies to face disaster situations, with a special attention to education of younger colleagues. However, in your spare time, you might enjoy the sweet days of Italian late summer, simply wandering in the green parks and gardens along the two rivers which cross the city, or you might decide to discover the numerous art galleries, churches, palaces, libraries, walking across elegant squares and large boulevards, passing through centuries of art and history; finally, you may choose to immerse yourself in some of the most exciting museum experiences, such as the Cinema Museum and the Turin’s Egyptian museum.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Turin for the 19th European Association´s Congress in 2022!
Maurizio Stella, Congress President, Turin Burn Centre