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Predictors of mortality and validation of burn mortality prognostic scores in a Malaysian burns intensive care unit.

Henry Tan Chor LipMohamad Azim Md IdrisFarrah-Hani ImranTuan Nur' AzmahTan Jih HueiMathew Thomas
Published in: BMC emergency medicine (2019)
Current study evaluated and identified older age, total body surface area burns, and mechanical ventilation as significant predictors of burn mortality. In addition, the revised Baux score was the most accurate burn mortality risk score to predict mortality in a Malaysian burn's population.
Keyphrases
  • intensive care unit
  • mechanical ventilation
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • wound healing
  • type diabetes
  • coronary artery disease
  • mass spectrometry
  • middle aged
  • community dwelling