Examining the patient profile and variance of management and in-hospital outcomes for Australian adult burns patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burn injuries are a common subtype of trauma. Variation in models of care impacts clinical measures of interest, but a nation-wide examination of these measures has not been undertaken. Using data from the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ), we explored variation between Australian adult burn services with respect to treatment and clinical measures of interest.

Methods

Data for admissions July 2016 to June 2020 were extracted. Clinical measures of interest included intensive care admission, skin grafting, in-hospital death, unplanned readmissions, and length of stay (LOS). Estimated probabilities, means, and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for each service.

Results

The BRANZ recorded 8365 admissions during the st

SUBMITTER: Tracy LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature