Jacob S Heng1, Olivia Clancy1, Joanne Atkins2, Jorge Leon-Villapalos2, Andrew J Williams2, Richard Keays3, Michelle Hayes3, Masao Takata1, Isabel Jones2, Marcela P Vizcaychipi4. 1. Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine, London, United Kingdom. 2. Plastic Surgery and Burns Service, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom. 3. Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom. 4. Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: m.vizcaychipi@imperial.ac.uk.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of the current study was to utilise established scoring systems to analyse the association of (i) burn injury severity, (ii) comorbid status and (iii) associated systemic physiological disturbance with inpatient mortality in patients with severe burn injuries admitted to intensive care. METHODS: Case notes of all patients with acute thermal injuries affecting ≥15% total body surface area (TBSA) admitted to the Burns Intensive Care Unit (BICU) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital during a 10-year period were retrospectively reviewed. Revised Baux Score, Belgian Outcome in Burn Injury (BOBI) Score, Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI), APACHE II Score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score and Updated Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) were computed for each patient and analysed for association with inpatient mortality. RESULTS: Ninety mechanically ventilated patients (median age 45.7 years, median % TBSA burned 36.5%) were included. 72 patients had full thickness burns and 35 patients had inhalational injuries. Forty-four patients died in hospital while 46 survived to discharge. In a multivariate logistic regression model, only the Revised Baux Score (p<0.001) and updated CCI (p=0.014) were independently associated with mortality. This gave a ROC curve with area under the curve of 0.920. On multivariate cox regression survival analysis, only the Revised Baux Score (p<0.001) and the updated CCI (p=0.004) were independently associated with shorter time to death. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that the Revised Baux Score and the updated CCI are independently associated with inpatient mortality in patients admitted to intensive care with burn injuries affecting ≥15% TBSA. This emphasises the importance of comorbidities in the prognosis of patients with severe burn injuries.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the current study was to utilise established scoring systems to analyse the association of (i) burn injury severity, (ii) comorbid status and (iii) associated systemic physiological disturbance with inpatient mortality in patients with severe burn injuries admitted to intensive care. METHODS: Case notes of all patients with acute thermal injuries affecting ≥15% total body surface area (TBSA) admitted to the Burns Intensive Care Unit (BICU) at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital during a 10-year period were retrospectively reviewed. Revised Baux Score, Belgian Outcome in Burn Injury (BOBI) Score, Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI), APACHE II Score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score and Updated Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) were computed for each patient and analysed for association with inpatient mortality. RESULTS: Ninety mechanically ventilated patients (median age 45.7 years, median % TBSA burned 36.5%) were included. 72 patients had full thickness burns and 35 patients had inhalational injuries. Forty-four patients died in hospital while 46 survived to discharge. In a multivariate logistic regression model, only the Revised Baux Score (p<0.001) and updated CCI (p=0.014) were independently associated with mortality. This gave a ROC curve with area under the curve of 0.920. On multivariate cox regression survival analysis, only the Revised Baux Score (p<0.001) and the updated CCI (p=0.004) were independently associated with shorter time to death. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that the Revised Baux Score and the updated CCI are independently associated with inpatient mortality in patients admitted to intensive care with burn injuries affecting ≥15% TBSA. This emphasises the importance of comorbidities in the prognosis of patients with severe burn injuries.
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