Journal article
Burn center care reduces acute health care utilization after discharge: A population-based analysis of 1,895 survivors of major burn injury
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Improvements in survival after burns have resulted in more patients being discharged home after severe injury. However, the postdischarge health care needs of burn survivors are not well understood. We aimed to determine the rate and causes of unplanned presentation to acute care facilities in the 5 years after major burn injury.
METHODS: Data derived from several population-based administrative databases were used to conduct a …
Authors
Mason SA; Nathens AB; Byrne JP; Fowler RA; Karanicolas PJ; Moineddin R; Jeschke MG
Journal
Surgery, Vol. 162, No. 4, pp. 891–900
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.surg.2017.05.018
ISSN
0039-6060