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1443371

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
During a 16-year period, 547 patients who were older than 64 years of age with a mean total body surface area (TBSA) (third-degree burns) of 25% were treated. Etiologies were flame/flash in 81% of patients, scald in 11%, solids in 7%, and electrical/chemical in 1%. Seventeen percent of patients had significant causal factors. An inhalation injury was present in 13% of patients, and the mortality in these patients was 100%. Burn excision was performed 239 times in 165 patients. The majority of excisions were for full-thickness burns. Excision did not improve overall survival in patients with third-degree burns of 0% to 10%, but the length of stay (LOS) in excised and nonexcised survivors was improved (9 versus 21 days, respectively). The LOS and survival were not significantly different in patients with burns between 11% and 20%. Postburn complications occurred in 28% of patients. Overall mortality was 50% (mean age: 77 years; TBSA: 40%). There were no survivors with over 47% TBSA burns. The leading cause of death was pulmonary sepsis. Most surviving patients returned to a satisfactory lifestyle after discharge.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9610
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
164
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
472-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The elderly burn patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article