Open AccessCurrent Expectations for Survival in Pediatric Burns
Author(s) -
Robert L. Sheridan,
John P. Remensnyder,
Jay J. Schnitzer,
John Schulz,
Colleen M. Ryan,
Ronald G. Tompkins
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.154.3.245
Subject(s) - medicine , total body surface area , exact test , body surface area , pediatrics , survival rate , injury prevention , poison control , mortality rate , el niño , surgery , emergency medicine
Conventional wisdom and published reports suggest that children, particularly those younger than 48 months, have higher mortality rates after burns than young adults. However, coincident with refinements in resuscitation, operative techniques, and critical care, survival rates for children with burns seem to have improved. To document this change and to define current expectations, a review of deaths during two 7-year intervals separated by a decade was done.
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