@article{ref1,
title="Burn center volume makes a difference for burned children",
journal="Pediatric critical care medicine",
year="2015",
author="Palmieri, Tina L. and Taylor, Sandra and Lawless, MaryBeth and Curri, Terese and Sen, Soman and Greenhalgh, David G.",
volume="16",
number="4",
pages="319-324",
abstract="OBJECTIVES:: Determine the relationship between the volume of burn admissions and outcomes for children with burns. <br><br>DESIGN:: Retrospective review of the National Burn Repository from 2000-2009 using mixed effect logistic regression modeling. SETTING:: Tertiary burn centers in the United States. PATIENTS:: All children <18 years of age admitted with burn injury to a burn center submitting data to the National Burn Repository. INTERVENTIONS:: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:: Of the 210,683 records in the NBR from 2000-2009, 33,115 records for children ≤18 years of age met criteria for analysis; 26,280 had burn sizes smaller than 10%; only 32 of these children died. Volume of children treated varied greatly among facilities. Age, total body surface area burn, inhalation injury, and burn center volume influenced mortality (p < 0.05) An increase in the median yearly admissions of 100 decreased the odds of mortality by approximately 40%. High volume centers (admitting >200 pediatric patients/year) had the lowest mortality when adjusting for age and injury characteristics (p < 0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS:: Higher volume pediatric burn centers had lower mortality, particularly at larger burn sizes. The lower mortality of children a high volume centers could reflect greater experience, resource, and specialized expertise in treating pediatric patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1529-7535",
doi="10.1097/PCC.0000000000000366",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000000366"
}