The burden of disease of fatal and non-fatal burn injuries for the full spectrum of care in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A comprehensive overview of the burden of disease of burns for the full spectrum of care is not available. Therefore, we estimated the burden of disease of burns for the full spectrum in the Netherlands in 2018, and explored whether the burden of disease changed over the past 5 years (2014-2018).

Methods

Data were collected at four levels: general practice, emergency department, hospital, and mortality data. For each level, years lived with disability (YLD), years of life lost (YLL), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALY) were estimated using a tailored methodology.

Results

Burns resulted in a total of 9278 DALYs in the Netherlands in 2018, comprising of 7385 YLDs (80%) and 1892 YLLs (20%). Burn patients who visited the general practice contributed most

SUBMITTER: Spronk I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9827636 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature