Massive Burns: Retrospective Analysis of Changes in Outcomes Indicators Across 18 Years.

ABSTRACT: The treatment and management of massive burns, defined as burns affecting at least 50% of total body surface area (TBSA), have considerably changed since the 1990s. This study aimed at analyzing if the length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, the success of skin grafting operations, and the mortality changed in the past 18 years. Between 2000 and 2018, 77 patients were admitted for massive burns to the ICU of a university hospital. Transfers and early care withdrawal precluded inclusion for 38 patients, leaving 39 for analysis. Study variables were year of admission, demographics, burn characteristics, critical care treatment (fluid resuscitation, ventilation, and nutrition), and surgical therapy. Association between outcomes and year of admission was assessed through correlation and logi

SUBMITTER: Meuli JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8737114 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature