Journal article
Benchmarking Outcomes in the Critically Injured Burn Patient
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine and compare outcomes with accepted benchmarks in burn care at 6 academic burn centers.
BACKGROUND: Since the 1960s, US morbidity and mortality rates have declined tremendously for burn patients, likely related to improvements in surgical and critical care treatment. We describe the baseline patient characteristics and well-defined outcomes for major burn injuries.
Authors
Klein MB; Goverman J; Hayden DL; Fagan SP; McDonald-Smith GP; Alexander AK; Gamelli RL; Gibran NS; Finnerty CC; Jeschke MG
Journal
Annals of Surgery, Vol. 259, No. 5, pp. 833–841
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
5 2014
DOI
10.1097/sla.0000000000000438
ISSN
0003-4932