Classic determinants of burn mortality are age, burn size, and the presence of inhalation
injury. Our objective was to describe temporal trends in patient and burn characteristics …

BACKGROUND Burn-related mortality has decreased significantly over the past several
decades. Although often attributed in part to regionalization of burn care, this has not been …

Introduction This study evaluated trends in demographics and outcomes of cutaneous burns
over a forty-year period at a Canadian burn centre. Methods Retrospective review was …

Background Previous reports individually identified different factors that predict death after
burns. The authors employed the multi-center American Burn Association's (ABA) National …

The aim of this study was describe national trends in prevalence, demographics, hospital
length of stay (LOS), hospital charges, and mortality for burn patients with and without …

Background Burns are not only major personal catastrophic events but also constitute a
national health problem due to its associated morbidity, rehabilitation, mortality and high …

Regional burn centers provide unique multidisciplinary care that has been associated with
dramatically improved outcomes for burn victims. Patients with complex skin and soft tissue …

Background The standard of burn treatment today reflects major advances. We sought to
quantitate the impact of these advances on burn survival via age-stratified mortality ratios …

Background: Severity-adjusted mortality is an unequivocal measure of burn care success.
Hospitals can be compared on this metric using administrative data because information …

In the early 1990s, the American Burn Association (ABA) started its first burn registry
development initiatives. The impetus for the registry development software originated from …