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Published in: Critical Care 1/2004

01-02-2004 | Poster presentation

Burn variables and intensive care mortality in severe burn patients

Authors: L Gianesello, L Paparella, V Pavoni, G Gritti, G Pittoni

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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The evaluation of probability of death from burn injuries would provide clinicians with an explicit basis for clinical decisions, help them understand the relative contributions of specific prognostic criteria and reduce reliance on clinical intuition [1]. The goal of this study is to estimate the mortality rate and the clinical variables for early assessment of outcome of a severe burn population. …
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Metadata
Title
Burn variables and intensive care mortality in severe burn patients
Authors
L Gianesello
L Paparella
V Pavoni
G Gritti
G Pittoni
Publication date
01-02-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2605

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