Utility of an intervention scoring system in documenting effects of changes in burn treatment

Burns

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 553-559

  Sjoberg F ^a   Danielsson, P ^a   Andersson, L ^a   Steinwall, I ^a   Zdolsek, J ^a   Ostrup L ^a   Monafo, W ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Economy; Follow up; Length of stay; Mortality; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BURN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; BURNS; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343081629     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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