Prediction of mortality and causes of death in a burn centre: a retrospective clinical study

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AimMortality rates are important outcome parameters after burn. The causes of mortality have been reported differently in the literature. The aim of the study was to identify parameters that are predictive of major morbidity fac-tors and risk of mortality in patients with burn injury.MethodsThis study was performed among the patients who admitted to the burn center period between December 2001 and June 2010. Within this period, demographic data, treatment, and outcomes of treatment were reviewed and analyzed.ResultsThe burn patients were analysed retrospectively during 9-years period between December 2001 and January 2010. Burns caused by scalding were the most frequent (69.7%) followed by flames (24.4%). 4.30 % of the patients died because of multisystem organ failure, septicaemia and cardiac respiratory failure.ConclusionsThe most common cause of mortality was multiorgan failure according to our study. The mortality rates and causes of burn centers should be investi-gated retrospectively between different burn centres to determine the most common cause of mortality in burn centers.

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