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Burn injury and multiple sclerosis: A retrospective case-control study

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether having a previous diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) changed acute care needs in burn-injured patients. METHODS: This was a retrospective case-control study that included adult (aged ≥18years) patients with an acute burn injury. Control patients were matched with eleven patients with a history of MS at a 4:1 ratio. Outcomes included fluid resuscitation volumes, temperature, heart …

Authors

McCann MR; Hill WF; Yan J; Rehou S; Jeschke MG

Journal

Burns, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 247–252

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

February 2019

DOI

10.1016/j.burns.2018.08.023

ISSN

0305-4179