ArticlePediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies2015
Burn center volume makes a difference for burned children.
Article in Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Adherence to Burn Center Referral Criteria for Pediatric Burns.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- CHANGING PATTERNS IN PEDIATRIC BURNS IN CROATIA - DATA FROM THE NATIONAL REFERRAL CENTER DURING THE 2010-2019 PERIOD.Acta clinica Croatica · 2025Article
- Critical Care of the Pediatric Burn Patient.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2024Review
- Nurse Staffing, the Clinical Work Environment, and Burn Patient Mortality.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2020Observational
- Volume-outcome relationship on survival and cost benefits in severe burn injury: a retrospective analysis of a Japanese nationwide administrative database.Journal of intensive care · 2019Article
- Inter-facility transfer of pediatric burn patients from U.S. Emergency Departments.Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries · 2016Article
- The Effect of Burn Center Volume on Mortality in a Pediatric Population: An Analysis of the National Burn Repository.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn AssociationArticle
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objectivesDetermine the relationship between the volume of burn admissions and outcomes for children with burns.
designRetrospective review of the National Burn Repository from 2000-2009 using mixed effect logistic regression modeling.
settingTertiary burn centers in the United States. PATIENTS: All children <18 years of age admitted with burn injury to a burn center submitting data to the National Burn Repository.
interventionsNone. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsOf the 210,683 records in the NBR from 2000-2009, 33,115 records for children ≤ 18 years of age met criteria for analysis; 26,280 had burn sizes smaller than 10%; only 32 of these children died. Volume of children treated varied greatly among facilities. Age, total body surface area burn, inhalation injury, and burn center volume influenced mortality (p < 0.05) An increase in the median yearly admissions of 100 decreased the odds of mortality by approximately 40%. High volume centers (admitting >200 pediatric patients/year) had the lowest mortality when adjusting for age and injury characteristics (p < 0.05).
conclusionsHigher volume pediatric burn centers had lower mortality, particularly at larger burn sizes. The lower mortality of children a high volume centers could reflect greater experience, resource, and specialized expertise in treating pediatric patients.
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