Trends and inpatient outcomes for palliative care services in major burn patients: A 10-year analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample

Major burn survival has improved significantly since the adoption of early excision and grafting along with modern critical care techniques. Despite these advances, a proportion of major burn patients are still highly unlikely to survive their injury due to burn size, age, and comorbidities [1]. For this cohort, some have advocated for early withdrawal of life-sustaining care in order to prevent futile treatments [2]. Others have evaluated the utility of goals of care discussions with patients and families during early burn treatment to avoid unwanted or futile treatments when survival likelihood is exceedingly low [3].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research