Analysis of prognostic indexes and other parameters to predict the length of hospitalization in thermally burned patients

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 312-315

  Gravante, G ^a   Delogu, D ^b   Esposito, G ^c   Montone, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burns; Length of hospitalization; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; BURN; BURN PATIENT; CALORIE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMAL INJURY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947327577     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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