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Observational studyBMJ open2018

Epidemiology of injuries, treatment (costs) and outcome in burn patients admitted to a hospital with or without dedicated burn centre (Burn-Pro): protocol for a multicentre prospective observational study.

Esther Mm Van Lieshout, Daan T Van Yperen, Margriet E Van Baar, Suzanne Polinder, Doeke Boersma, Anne Ymvp Cardon, Piet Ar De Rijcke, Marc Guijt, Taco Mal Klem, Koen Ww Lansink and 11 more

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Observational study in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Esther Mm Van Lieshout *Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Daan T Van Yperen *Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Margriet E Van BaarAssociation of Dutch Burn Centers, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Suzanne PolinderDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Doeke BoersmaDepartment of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Anne Ymvp CardonDepartment of Surgery, ZorgSaam Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Terneuzen, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
Piet Ar De RijckeDepartment of Surgery, IJsselland Ziekenhuis, Capelle aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Marc GuijtDepartment of Surgery, Elkerliek Ziekenhuis, Helmond, The Netherlands.
Taco Mal KlemDepartment of Surgery, Franciscus Gasthuis&Vlietland, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Koen Ww LansinkDepartment of Surgery, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Akkie N RingburgDepartment of Surgery, Ikazia Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Maarten StaarinkDepartment of Surgery, Van Weel-Bethesda Ziekenhuis, Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Leon Van de SchootDepartment of Surgery, Beatrix Ziekenhuis/Rivas, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Alexander H Van der VeenDepartment of Surgery, Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Floortje C Van EijckDepartment of Surgery, Bravis Ziekenhuis, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Percy V Van EertenDepartment of Surgery, Máxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Paul A VegtDepartment of Surgery, Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Dagmar I VosDepartment of Surgery, Amphia Ziekenhuis, Breda, The Netherlands.
Marco WaleboerDepartment of Surgery, Admiraal De Ruyter Ziekenhuis, Goes, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
Michael Hj VerhofstadTrauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Cornelis H Van der VliesTrauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) referral criteria have been implemented for optimal triaging of burn patients. Admission to a burn centre is indicated for patients with severe burns or with specific characteristics like older age or comorbidities. Patients not meeting these criteria can also be treated in a hospital without burn centre. Limited information is available about the organisation of care and referral of these patients. The aims of this study are to determine the burn injury characteristics, treatment (costs), quality of life and scar quality of burn patients admitted to a hospital without dedicated burn centre. These data will subsequently be compared with data from patients with<10% total bodysurface area (TBSA) burned who are admitted (or secondarily referred) to a burn centre. If admissions were in agreement with the EMSB, referral criteria will also be determined. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: In this multicentre, prospective, observational study (cohort study), the following two groups of patients will be followed: 1) all patients (no age limit) admitted with burn-related injuries to a hospital without a dedicated burn centre in the Southwest Netherlands or Brabant Trauma Region and 2) all patients (no age limit) with<10% TBSA burned who are primarily admitted (or secondarily referred) to the burn centre of Maasstad Hospital. Data on the burn injury characteristics (primary outcome), EMSB compliance, treatment, treatment costs and outcome will be collected from the patients' medical files. At 3 weeks and at 3, 6 and 12 months after trauma, patients will be asked to complete the quality of life questionnaire (EuroQoL-5D), and the patient-reported part of the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS). At those time visits, the coordinating investigator or research assistant will complete the observer-reported part of the POSAS. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has been exempted by the medical research ethics committee Erasmus MC (Rotterdam, The Netherlands). Each participant will provide written consent to participate and remain encoded during the study. The results of the study are planned to be published in an international, peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NTR6565.

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Burn UnitsHospitalsReferral and ConsultationBody Surface AreaBurnsCicatrixCohort StudiesHealth Care CostsHumansNetherlandsOutcome Assessment, Health CareProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSmoke Inhalation InjuryTriageepidemiologyhealth economicsorganisation of health servicessurgerytrauma managementwound management

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PMID30446574
PMCPMC6252702

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