Cost analysis of 48 burn patients in a mass casualty explosion treated at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

AL Mathews, MH Cheng, JM Muller, MCY Lin… - Injury, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Little is known about the costs of treating burn patients after a mass casualty
event. A devastating Color Dust explosion that injured 499 patients occurred on June 27 …

Cost analysis of severe burn victims in Southwest China: a 7-year retrospective study

Z Zeng, N Li, L Yang, X Feng, F Zuo, G Luo… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Severe burn injury can be a life-threatening experience and can also lead to
financial issues for suffers. The purpose of the current study was to analyze the direct …

Optimizing mass casualty burns intensive care organization and treatment using evidence-based outcome predictors

HK Kao, CYY Loh, HW Kou, KC Kao, HC Hu… - Burns, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Majority of current research focuses on pre-hospital care in mass casualty
incidents (MCI) whereas this study is the first to examine multifactorial aspects of intensive …

Response of a local hospital to a burn disaster: contributory factors leading to zero mortality outcomes

EK Yeong, CP O'Boyle, HF Huang, HC Tai, YC Hsu… - Burns, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the outcomes of a local healthcare system in managing a burn
mass casualty incident (BMCI). Methods Thirty-three victims admitted to the National Taiwan …

Experience of distributing 499 burn casualties of the June 28, 2015 Formosa Color Dust Explosion in Taiwan

TH Wang, WS Jhao, YH Yeh, C Pu - Burns, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the experience of distributing 499 burn casualties of an unexpected
event and determine whether patient transfer is associated with patient outcomes measured …

Treatment costs of burn victims in a university hospital

EHT Anami, EF Zampar, MT Tanita, LTQ Cardoso… - Burns, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To analyze the direct costs of treating critically ill patients in the intensive care
unit of a center specializing in treating burns. Methods This is a prospective cohort study of …

Cost-drivers of medical expenses in burn care management

SY Tsai, CF Lio, WC Yao, CP Liu, SC Shih, TYT Wang… - Burns, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Profound differences exist in the cost of burn care globally, thus we aim to
investigate the affected factors and to delineate a strategy to improve the cost-effectiveness …

Massive burn injuries: characteristics and outcomes from a single institution

J Heard, L Cronin, K Romanowski… - Journal of Burn Care …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Massive burn injuries are a unique patient population with unique treatment paradigms.
Data from 155 adult patients, admitted from 2009 to 2019, with> 50% total body surface area …

The true cost of burn

CS Ahn, PKM Maitz - Burns, 2012 - Elsevier
It is difficult to define the true cost of a burns injury, however there has always been a
consensus that the costs associated with burns care are high. This study aims to achieve an …

Massive burns: retrospective analysis of changes in outcomes indicators across 18 years

JN Meuli, O Pantet, MM Berger… - Journal of Burn Care …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The treatment and management of massive burns, defined as burns affecting at least 50% of
total body surface area (TBSA), have considerably changed since the 1990s. This study …