A new algorithm to allow early prediction of mortality in elderly burn patients

Burns

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1114-1118

  Davis, James S ^a   Prescott, Angela T ^a   Varas, Robin P ^a   Quintana, Olga D ^a   Rosales, Oscar ^a   Pizano, Louis R ^a   Namias, Nicholas ^a   Schulman, Carl I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Elderly; Mortality; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BREATHING RATE; BURN PATIENT; DATA BASE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVISED TRAUMA SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84868204434     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.08.018     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. L.M. Howden, and J.A. Meyer Age and sex composition: 2010 2011 U.S. Census Bureau Washington, DC Available at http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/ briefs/c2010br-03.pdf [accessed 08.05.12]
2. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control WISQARS database query 1999-2007 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Available at http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index [accessed 08.05.12]
3. National burn repository report of data from 1999-2008. Available at http://www.ameriburn.org/2009NBRAnnualReport.pdf [accessed 11.10.11].
4. T.N. Pham, C.B. Kramer, J. Wang, F.P. Rivara, D.M. Heimbach, and N.S. Gibran Epidemiology and outcomes of older adults with burn injury: an analysis of the National Burn Repository J Burn Care Res 30 2009 30 36
5. G.T. Lionelli, E.J. Pickus, O.K. Beckum, R.L. Decoursey, and R.A. Korentager A three decade analysis of factors affecting burn mortality in the elderly Burns 31 2005 958 963
6. F. Redlick, A. Cooke, M. Gomez, J. Banfield, R.C. Cartotto, and J.S. Fish A survey of risk factors for burns in the elderly and prevention strategies J Burn Care Rehabil 23 2002 351 356
7. E.J. Chang, L.S. Edelman, S.E. Morris, and J.R. Saffle Gender influences on burn outcomes in the elderly Burns 31 2005 31 35
8. J.L. Hunt, and G.F. Purdue The elderly burn patient Am J Surg 164 1992 472 476
9. D.B. Lumenta, A. Hautier, C. Desouches, J. Gouvernet, R. Giorgi, and J.C. Manelli Mortality and morbidity among elderly people with burns - evaluation of data on admission Burns 34 2008 965 974
10. K. Rao, S.N. Ali, and N.S. Moiemen Aetiology and outcome of burns in the elderly Burns 32 2006 802 805
11. M.D. West The cellular and molecular biology of skin aging Arch Dermatol 130 1994 87 95
12. S. Baux Contribution a l'Etude du taitement local des brulures thermigues etendues 1961
13. T. Osler, L.G. Glance, and D.W. Hosmer Simplified estimates of the probability of death after burn injuries: extending and updating the baux score J Trauma 68 2010 690 697
14. Belgian Outcome in Burn Injury Study Group Development and validation of a model for prediction of mortality in patients with acute burn injury Br J Surg 96 2009 111 117
15. E.C. Moore, D.V. Pilcher, M.J. Bailey, and H.J. Cleland A simple tool for mortality prediction in burns patients: APACHE III score and FTSA Burns 36 2010 1086 1091
16. R. Galeiras, J.A. Lorente, S. Pertega, A. Vallejo, V. Tomicic, and M.A. de la Cal A model for prediting mortality among critically ill burn victims Burns 35 2009 201 209
17. M. Gomez, D.T. Wong, T.E. Stewart, D.A. Redelmeier, and J.S. Fish The FLAMES score accurately predicts mortality risk in burn patients J Trauma 65 2008 636 645
18. C. Lund, and N. Browder The estimation of area burns Surg Gynecol Obstet 79 1944 352 359
19. H.R. Champion, W.J. Sacco, W.S. Copes, D.S. Gann, T.A. Gennarelli, and M.E. Flanagan A revision of the trauma score J Trauma 29 1989 623 629
20. B.J. Gabbe, P.A. Cameron, and C.F. Finch Is the revised trauma score still useful? ANZ J Surg 73 2003 944 948
21. S. Schneeweiss, J.D. Seeger, M. Maclure, P.S. Wang, J. Avorn, and R.J. Glynn Performance of comorbidity scores to control for confounding in epidemiologic studies using claims data Am J Epidemiol 154 2001 854 864
22. M. Cutillas, M. Sesay, and G. Perro Epidemiology of elderly patients' burns in the south west of France Burns 24 1998 134 138
23. V. McGill, A. Kowal-Vern, and R.L. Gamelli Outcome for older burn patients Arch Surg 135 2000 320 325
24. E.J. Chang, L.S. Edelman, S.E. Morris, and J.R. Saffle Gender influences on burn outcomes in the elderly Burns 31 2005 31 35
25. D.S. Kirn, and E.A. Luce Early excision and grafting versus conservative management of burns in the elderly Plast Reconstr Surg 102 1998 1013 1017
26. N.A. Stassen, J.K. Lukan, N.N. Mizuguchi, D.A. Spain, E.H. Carrillo, and H.C. Polk Jr. Thermal injury in the elderly: when is comfort care the right choice? Am Surg 67 2001 704 708
27. L.A. Wibbenmeyer, M.J. Amelon, L.J. Morgan, B.K. Robinson, P.X. Chang, and R. Lewis 2nd Predicting survival in an elderly burn patient population Burns 27 2001 583 590
28. E. Moore, D. Pilcher, M. Bailey, H. Cleland, and J. McNamee A simple tool for mortality prediction in burn patients: APACHE III score and FTSA Burns 36 2010 1086 1090
29. Y. Kondo, T. Abe, K. Kohshi, Y. Tokuda, E.F. Cook, and I. Kukita Revised trauma scoring system to predict in-hospital mortality in the emergency department: Glasgow Coma Scale, age, and systolic blood pressure score Crit Care 10 2011 R191
30. C. Desouches, D. Wassermann, J. Gouvernet, M. Berret, J.C. Manelli, and G. Magalon Influence des Pathologies Associees et de L'Age sur la Moralite des Patients Brules Ages de Plus de 65 Ans Brûlures 1 2000 19 25
31. B. Pomahac, E. Matros, M. Semel, R.K. Chan, S.O. Rogers, and R. Demling Predictors of survival and length of stay in burn patients older than 80 years of age: does age really matter? J Burn Care Res 27 2006 265 269
32. P. Mahar, J. Wasiak, M. Bailey, and H. Cleland Clinical factors affecting mortality in elderly burn patients admitted to a burns service Burns 34 2008 629 636
33. D. Masud, S. Norton, S. Smailes, O. Shelley, B. Philp, and P. Dziewulski The use of a frailty scoring system for burns in the elderly Burns 2012 [Epub ahead of print]