Annals of burns and fire disasters
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Burn shock resuscitation has been extensively studied over the past four decades. Many formulas exist and many parameters have been suggested to assess the adequacy of resuscitation. ⋯ In this article we will review the updated information about the subject and we will look into new advancements in this field. We will pose some questions at the end that will help researchers concentrate their future efforts to solve this important challenge in burn care.
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Ann Burns Fire Disasters · Mar 2011
Cost analysis of acute burn patients treated in a burn centre: the Gulhane experience.
Even if calculating the exact cost of burn treatment is a very hard task, the study of cost analysis provides financial perspective. We performed a cost analysis study in our burn centre to respond to questions about total patient treatment cost and the length of hospital stay. We reviewed all patients admitted to the Gulhane Military Medical Academy Burn Centre in Ankara, Turkey, between March 2005 and August 2008. ⋯ The mean total cost of electrical burns was the highest, with $US 22,501 ± 24,039. Even if the costs associated with burn injury are higher than some other well-known health-related problems, they have not been much studied. Reports have produced different results, but it should be kept in mind that although the results of cost analysis studies may vary they must be performed in all newly established burn centres in order to form a financial overview.