Mortality in pediatric burns in the Prague Burns Centre (1994-1997).
The authors evaluate the mortality of severely burned children hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit, Prague Burns Centre from 1994 till 1997. There were hospitalized 345 children (aged 3 months-15 years, 1%-88% TBSA, mixed superficial and deep burns). No child died from burn shock during the early postburn period. Five children who died suffered deep burns greater than 50% of TBSA and at necropsy there were identified signs of multiple organ system failure which was related to infection.
Burn Centre, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Kripner
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Broz
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Königová
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Bouska
D000293:Adolescent; D002056:Burns / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000209:etiology