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Increased survival rate in patients with massive burns.

Xiao, J; Chai, B R; Kong, F Y; Peng, S G; Xu, H; Wang, C G; Suo, H B; Huang, D Q.

Burns ; 18(5): 401-4, 1992 Oct.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1445631

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A review of 113 patients with massive burns treated in our centre from 1970 to 1989 is presented. There were 57 adults patients with massive burns (> or = 50 per cent TBSA) in 1980-89 who were compared with 56 patients with similar massive burns in the period between 1970 and 1979. The results show a significant improvement (P < 0.01) in survival rate of the more recent patients. The increased survival rate is attributed to improvements in the early treatment of inhalation injury, sepsis and multiorgan failure.

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Burns/mortality , Adolescent , Adult , Body Surface Area , Burns/therapy , Burns, Inhalation/mortality , Burns, Inhalation/therapy , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/mortality , Multiple Organ Failure/prevention & control , Survival Rate , Wound Infection/mortality , Wound Infection/therapy

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