The FLAMES score accurately predicts mortality risk in burn patients (Gomez M, et al. 2008)

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 415-

  Nele, Brusselaers ^a,b   Stan, Monstrey ^a,b   Stijn, Blot ^a,b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APACHE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; FLAMES SCORE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LETTER; LUNG BURN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

BURNS; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 69349092428     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181ae375a     Document Type: Letter

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