Assessing guidelines for burn referrals in a resource-constrained setting: Demographic and clinical factors associated with inter-facility transfer

Highlights • Most children fulfilled the referral guidelines for burns. • Three out of four children were referred to the burns unit for further management. • Many children were not referred despite fulfilling the criteria for referral.

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Veröffentlicht in:	BURNS 2017-08, Vol.43 (5), p.1070-1077
Hauptverfasser:	Klingberg, A, Wallis, L, Rode, H, Stenberg, T, Laflamme, L, Hasselberg, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Burn Units - standards Burn Units - statistics & numerical data Burns Burns - therapy Child Child, Preschool Children Critical Care Cross-Sectional Studies Emergency care Female Guideline Adherence - standards Humans Infant Male Medicin och hälsovetenskap Patient Transfer - statistics & numerical data Referral and Consultation - standards Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data Referral criteria South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Trauma care
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Most children fulfilled the referral guidelines for burns. • Three out of four children were referred to the burns unit for further management. • Many children were not referred despite fulfilling the criteria for referral.
ISSN:	0305-4179 1879-1409 1879-1409
DOI:	10.1016/j.burns.2017.01.035