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Determinants of the Lethal Area 50 Index (LA50) in Burn Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Referral Burn Center in Southern Iran [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2018
Objective: To evaluate the lethal area 50 (LA50) and determinants of mortality in burn patients admitted to a single burn center.Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary burn center affiliated with Shiraz University ...
Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi, Sina Kardeh, Amirhosein Pourdavood, Mana Mohamadpour, Maryam  Dehghankhalili   +4 more
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Survival analysis and mortality predictors of hospitalized severe burn victims in a Malaysian burns intensive care unit

Burns & Trauma, 2019
Background Prognostic measures to determine burn mortality are essential in evaluating the severity of individual burn victims. This is an important process of triaging patients with high risk of mortality that may be nursed in the acute care setting ...
Henry Tan Chor Lip, Jih Huei Tan, Mathew Thomas, Farrah-Hani Imran, Tuan Nur’ Azmah Tuan Mat   +4 more
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Assessment of biochemical markers in the early post-burn period for predicting acute kidney injury and mortality in patients with major burn injury: comparison of serum creatinine, serum cystatin-C, plasma and urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin

Critical Care, 2014
IntroductionThe reported mortality rates range from 28% to 100% in burn patients who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) and from 50% to 100% among such patients treated with renal replacement therapy.
H. Yang, H. Yim, Y. Cho, Dohern Kym, Jun Hur, Jong Hyun Kim, W. Chun, H. S. Kim   +7 more
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Prediction of Mortality in Patients With Major Burns

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2011
The plasma electric charge, in addition to clinical factors, was considered to improve the prediction of mortality in patients with major burns.A software called PICAL 5.0 was used to determinate the plasma electric charge in 143 patients with major burns from the intensive care burn unit-Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (Germany). In addition, a retrospective
Maldonado, Andrés A., Sillero, Antonio, Kuntscher, Markus   +2 more
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Factors associated with mortality in adult hospitalized burn patients in Tehran

Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2011
The mortality rate following burn is an important outcome parameter. This study aimed to identify factors associated with mortality in adult hospitalized burn patients in Tehran, Iran.This cross-sectional study was performed during a one-year period in two referral burn centers in Tehran.
Mohammad Reza, Zarei, Seyedsaied, Dianat, Vahid, Eslami, Iraj, Harirchi, Nosratollah, Boddouhi, Ali, Zandieh, Mohammad R, Rasouli   +6 more
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The prevalence, risk factors, and in-hospital mortality of acute kidney injury according to KDIGO criteria in burn patients

Renal Failure
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in burn patients linked to higher mortality, but AKI defined by KDIGO criteria in this group is understudied.
Xuelian Chen, Jiaojiao Zhou, Yuting Wang, Lichuan Yang, Shu Luo, Li Qiu   +5 more
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Mortality analysis of burns in a developing country: a CAMEROONIAN experience

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Burns are a serious public health problem worldwide accounting for an estimated 265,000 deaths annually from fires alone. The vast majority (96%) of deaths from fire-related burns occur in low- and middle-income countries and burns are one of ...
Ndung Ako Forbinake, Claude Stephan Ohandza, Karl Njuwa Fai, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Betrand Kealebong Asonglefac, Desmond Aroke, Gerard Beyiha   +6 more
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Predictive Biomarkers for Acute Kidney Injury in Burn Patients.

Journal of Burn Care & Research, 2019
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an independent and complicated risk factor in burn patients, which cause high mortality and morbidity rate. Diagnosing the biomarkers and early detection of AKI may be helpful in treatment and control the stability of these ...
A. Emami, F. Javanmardi, Mahrokh Rajaee, Neda Pirbonyeh, Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi, Maryam Fotouhi, S. Hosseini   +6 more
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Effect of Burn Sites (Upper and Lower Body Parts) and Gender on Extensive Burns’ Mortality

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Our recent literature survey indicated a lack of clinical assessment of the influence of gender and site of burn injury on the outcome of patients with extensive burns.
Ali Akbar Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza Pakyari, Seyed Morteza Seyed Jafari, Ahmad Reza Tavakkolian, Hamid Reza Tolide-ie, Zahra Moradi, Masumeh Kherad   +6 more
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Hospitalized Burn Patients—A 10-Year Retrospective Study in a Major Burn Center in Serbia

Life
Background: Many European countries’ epidemiological data on burns were analyzed. This research aimed to analyze the key epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized burn patients in Serbia’s major burn unit over 10 years, as well as to create the ...
Marina Stojanović, Milana Marinković, Milana Jurišić, Biljana Miličić, Milan Stojičić, Milan Jovanović, Jelena Jeremić, Nemanja Dimić, Svetlana Srećković, Irina Drača Cetušić, Marko Jović   +10 more
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