295 Burn Patients that Exceed the Average Length of Stay

Abstract Introduction Burn patients show a high variability and poor predictability in their length-of-stay (LOS) due to the complexity of burn injury itself and various complications. To focus care expectation and prognosis we aimed to identify key factors that contribute to prolonged LOS. Methods...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of burn care & research 2018-04, Vol.39 (suppl_1), p.S117-S117
Hauptverfasser: Rehou, S, Dolp, R, McCann, M R, Jeschke, M G
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Introduction Burn patients show a high variability and poor predictability in their length-of-stay (LOS) due to the complexity of burn injury itself and various complications. To focus care expectation and prognosis we aimed to identify key factors that contribute to prolonged LOS. Methods A retrospective cohort-study was conducted in an adult burn-center between January 2006 and December 2016. We excluded patients that died during hospitalization and patients with
ISSN:1559-047X
1559-0488
DOI:10.1093/jbcr/iry006.217