Epidemiology and outcome analysis of burn patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit in a University Hospital

Highlights • Liquid alcohol was the most common causative agent of burns in our patients. • Home incidents were the most common place of injury. • Abbreviated Burn Severity Index was the score with the best performance. • Mortality was high for patients who received intensive care treatment.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Burns 2016-05, Vol.42 (3), p.655-662
Hauptverfasser:	Queiroz, Luiz Fernando Tibery, Anami, Elza H.T, Zampar, Elisangela F, Tanita, Marcos T, Cardoso, Lucienne T.Q, Grion, Cintia Magalhaes C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data Acute Kidney Injury - epidemiology Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Alcohols APACHE Body Surface Area Brazil - epidemiology Burns Burns - epidemiology Burns - mortality Child Child, Preschool Critical Care Epidemiology Female Fires - statistics & numerical data Hospitalization Hospitals, University Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Intensive Care Units Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Morgue Mortality Multivariate Analysis Prognosis Respiration, Artificial - utilization Retrospective Studies Risk Factors ROC Curve Severity of illness index Sex Distribution Sex Factors Trauma Severity Indices Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Liquid alcohol was the most common causative agent of burns in our patients. • Home incidents were the most common place of injury. • Abbreviated Burn Severity Index was the score with the best performance. • Mortality was high for patients who received intensive care treatment.
ISSN:	0305-4179 1879-1409
DOI:	10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.002