A simple tool for mortality prediction in burns patients: APACHE III score and FTSA

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1086-1091

  Moore, E C ^a   Pilcher, D V ^a   Bailey, M J ^b   Cleland, H ^a   McNamee, J ^c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

APACHE III j score; Burns; Full thickness surface area; Mortality prediction; Risk of death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APACHE; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC BURN; EXPLOSION; FRICTION; FULL THICKNESS SURFACE AREA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCALD; SURVIVOR; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APACHE; BURNS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 77957602490     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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