Length of hospital stay and mortality associated with burns from assault: a retrospective study with inverse probability weighting analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burns resulting from assaults account for considerable morbidity and mortality among patients with burn injuries around the world. However, it is still unclear whether unfavorable clinical outcomes are associated primarily with the severity of the injuries. To elucidate the direct relationship between burns resulting from assaults and mortality and/or length of hospital stays, we performed this study with the hypothesis that burns from assault would be independently associated with fewer hospital-free days than would burns from other causes, regardless of the severity of burn injuries.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study, using a city-wide burn registry (1996-2017) accounting for 14 burn centers in Tokyo, Japan. Patients who arrived within 24 hours a

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7175759 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature