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Prediction of multiple infections after severe burn trauma: a prospective cohort study.
Annals of surgery - 1 Apr 2015
Yan Shuangchun, Tsurumi Amy, Que Yok-Ai, Ryan Colleen M, Bandyopadhaya Arunava, Morgan Alexander A, Flaherty Patrick J, Tompkins Ronald G, Rahme Laurence G
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OBJECTIVE: To develop predictive models for early triage of burn patients based on hypersusceptibility to repeated infections. BACKGROUND: Infection remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity after severe trauma, demanding new strategies to combat infections. Models for infection prediction are lacking. METHODS: Secondary analysis of 459 burn patients (≥16 years old) with 20% or more total body surface area...
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