TY - JOUR
T1 - The Future of Burn Care From a Complexity Science Perspective
AU - van Zuijlen, Paul P.M.
AU - Korkmaz, Halil Ibrahim
AU - Sheraton, Vivek M.
AU - Haanstra, Tsjitske M.
AU - Pijpe, Anouk
AU - de Vries, Annebeth
AU - van der Vlies, Cornelis H.
AU - Bosma, Eelke
AU - de Jong, Evelien
AU - Middelkoop, Esther
AU - Vermolen, Fred J.
AU - Sloot, Peter M.A.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Health care is undergoing a profound technological and digital transformation and has become increasingly complex. It is important for burns professionals and researchers to adapt to these developments which may require new ways of thinking and subsequent new strategies. As Einstein has put it: "We must learn to see the world anew." The relatively new scientific discipline "Complexity science" can give more direction to this and is the metaphorical open door that should not go unnoticed in view of the burn care of the future. Complexity science studies "why the whole is more than the sum of the parts." It studies how multiple separate components interact with each other and their environment and how these interactions lead to "behavior of the system." Biological systems are always part of smaller and larger systems and exhibit the behavior of adaptivity, hence the name complex adaptive systems. From the perspective of complexity science, a severe burn injury is an extreme disruption of the "human body system." But this disruption also applies to the systems at the organ and cellular levels. All these systems follow the principles of complex systems. Awareness of the scaling process at multilevel helps to understand and manage the complex situation when dealing with severe burn cases. This paper aims to create awareness of the concept of complexity and to demonstrate the value and possibilities of complexity science methods and tools for the future of burn care through examples from preclinical, clinical, and organizational perspectives in burn care.
AB - Health care is undergoing a profound technological and digital transformation and has become increasingly complex. It is important for burns professionals and researchers to adapt to these developments which may require new ways of thinking and subsequent new strategies. As Einstein has put it: "We must learn to see the world anew." The relatively new scientific discipline "Complexity science" can give more direction to this and is the metaphorical open door that should not go unnoticed in view of the burn care of the future. Complexity science studies "why the whole is more than the sum of the parts." It studies how multiple separate components interact with each other and their environment and how these interactions lead to "behavior of the system." Biological systems are always part of smaller and larger systems and exhibit the behavior of adaptivity, hence the name complex adaptive systems. From the perspective of complexity science, a severe burn injury is an extreme disruption of the "human body system." But this disruption also applies to the systems at the organ and cellular levels. All these systems follow the principles of complex systems. Awareness of the scaling process at multilevel helps to understand and manage the complex situation when dealing with severe burn cases. This paper aims to create awareness of the concept of complexity and to demonstrate the value and possibilities of complexity science methods and tools for the future of burn care through examples from preclinical, clinical, and organizational perspectives in burn care.
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U2 - 10.1093/jbcr/irac029
DO - 10.1093/jbcr/irac029
M3 - Article
C2 - 35267022
AN - SCOPUS:85141888237
SN - 1559-0488
VL - 43
SP - 1312
EP - 1321
JO - Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
JF - Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
IS - 6
ER -
