title: Factors associated with mortality and length of stay in the Oporto burn unit (2006-2009).
abstract: Retrospective studies are essential to evaluate and improve the efficiency of care of burned patients. This study analyses the work done in the burn unit of Hospital de S. João in the north of Portugal. A retrospective review was performed in patients admitted from 2006 to 2009. The study population was characterised regarding patient demographics, admissions profile, burn aetiology, burn site, extension and treatment. Multiple linear and logistic regression models were done in order to elucidate which of these factors influenced the mortality and length of stay. The characteristics before and after the creation of the burn unit, as well as the similarities and differences with the published data of other national and international burn units, are analysed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Reconstructive and Maxilo-Facial Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de S. João, Porto, Portugal. isabelmmb@gmail.com
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bartosch
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartosch
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Egipto
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002053:Burn Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002056:Burns / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult