title: Increased survival rate in patients with massive burns.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Burn Center of 205 Hospital, Jin Zhou, Liao Ning, China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: F Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Suo
authors.forename: D Q
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002056:Burns / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D015996:Survival Rate; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy