Factors associated with length of hospital stay in minor and moderate burns at Popayan, Colombia. Analysis of a cohort study

Highlights • In patients with mild and moderate burns at HUSJ the median time of hospital stay was 14 days. • Length of hospital stay was independently affected by age, degree of burn and total body surface area burned. • The most related factor with length of hospital stay was the depth of the burn...

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Published in:Burns 2016-02, Vol.42 (1), p.190-195
Main Authors: Sierra Zúñiga, Marco Fidel, Castro Delgado, Oscar Eduardo, Merchán-Galvis, Angela María, Caicedo, Juan Carlos Caicedo, Calvache, Jose Andrés, Delgado-Noguera, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Associated factors
Body Surface Area
Burn Units
Burns
Burns - pathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Colombia
Critical Care
Female
Humans
Length of hospital stay
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Male
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Survival Analysis
Trauma Severity Indices
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • In patients with mild and moderate burns at HUSJ the median time of hospital stay was 14 days. • Length of hospital stay was independently affected by age, degree of burn and total body surface area burned. • The most related factor with length of hospital stay was the depth of the burn.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2015.10.009