Determination of risk factors for burn mortality based on a regional population study in Taiwan

Burns are not only catastrophic events for individuals, but collective morbidity and mortality and the high medical service and rehabilitation costs also constitute a national health problem [1 –5]. Burns have physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual effects, are one of the most expensive nonfatal injuries, and constitute a substantial direct socioeconomic burden [2]. In order to define the burn-related burden of disease and burn risk factors, population-based studies are optima l [6]. However, most studies in Taiwan have been conducted at a single hospital, in a specific patient series, or for a single year, which provided only limited epidemiological data [1,7–9].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research