Trajectories to death in patients with burn injury

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 282-288

  Swanson, Jordan W ^a   Otto, Andrew M ^a   Gibran, Nicole S ^a   Klein, Matthew B ^a   Kramer, C Bradley ^a   Heimbach, David M ^a   Pham, Tam N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; death trajectory; inpatient; mortality pattern; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BURN; BURN SHOCK; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRUSH SYNDROME; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; LUNG BURN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872061552     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182788a1c     Document Type: Article

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