According to one study, alcohol use among burn injured patients is associated with more severe complications, delayed recovery, and increased morbidity and mortality.
The study was published in the journal ‘Alcohol’. “Returning to work or a normal life bodes worse for burn-injured patients who use alcohol,” says Elizabeth Kovacs, PhD, vice president of research and professor of GI, trauma, and endocrine surgery at the Colorado Department of Surgery. There might be a delay.” ,
“Every part of the body is affected by alcohol as it enters your bloodstream. If you look at the statistics on alcohol use and injury recovery, it affects everything from the cardiovascular system to the lungs, liver and pancreas. and even repairs fractures.” ” He said.
That’s mainly because alcohol alters inflammatory responses in the body, she says, making it harder for the immune system to do its job.