As funding for health care becomes a national concern, and workman's compensation and
private health insurance companies attempt to limit their expenditures in the treatment of the …

A survey to determine the status of burn rehabilitation services in the United States was
developed and sent to 186 burn treatment facilities. The facilities were divided into four …

In 1995 we initiated the development of a specialized burn rehabilitation unit within an acute
rehabilitation hospital, geographically separated from our burn center. The purpose was to …

A concerted effort to decrease resource usage and length of stay without sacrificing quality
of care was undertaken over a 2-year period in a high-census Burn Center. Through a series …

In April 1989, the American Burn Association (ABA) funded a Region VII (Nebraska, Kansas,
Iowa, and Missouri) project to develop burn care outcome statements. In 1991, prompted by …

Recent improvements in the mortality rates of burned patients are attributed to the expansion
of specialized burn centers. Satellite treatment areas with trained personnel need to be …

Most burn injuries are minor in nature and can be managed on an outpatient basis. Such
patients are usually evaluated and treated in emergency departments (ED) rather than in …

The authors of this editorial, as experienced burn surgeons and physicians, desire to bring
to the attention of the burn community their experiences in working in collaboration with a …

Rehabilitation of patients with burn injuries is receiving renewed interest because survival
has improved, and health reform has mandated outcomes assessment. To determine factors …

To study the effectiveness of the treatment of patients with severe burns, the authors
collected health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data with the 15D instrument, 17 to 29 …