Expert consensus on the clinical treatment of burn patients complicated with Coronavirus infection (2023 version)

Abstract

With China downgrading the management of Coronavirus infection (COVID-19) from Category A to Category B, a large number of COVID-19 patients have occurred in multiple waves across the country. Meanwhile, the long-term impact of Coronavirus on the body has gradually been noticed. However, the clinical treatment of burns complicated with COVID-19 is still a major challenge in Chinese burn centers. It is then essential to standardize the clinical treatment of such patients, improve the prognosis to the greatest extent, and provide valuable experiences for similar infectious diseases in future. Therefore, Chinese Burn Association, Burn Medicine Branch of China International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medical and Healthcare, and Editorial Committee of Chinese Journal of Burns and Wounds jointly initiated and organized multidisciplinary experts to develop this expert consensus based on the current medical evidence, clinical practice, and authoritative guidelines of other disciplines, in order to standardize the clinical treatment of burn patients complicated with COVID-19.