TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Assessing guidelines for burn referrals in a resource-constrained setting: demographic and clinical factors associated with inter-facility transfer
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Klingberg, Anders
A1  - Wallis, L.
A1  - Rode, H.
A1  - Stenberg, T.
A1  - Laflamme, Lucie
A1  - Hasselberg, M.
SP  - 1070
EP  - 1077
VL  - 43
IS  - 5
N2  - AIM: The aim was to assess demographic and clinical factors associated with inter-facility referrals for patients with burns in a resource-constrained setting. <br><br>METHODS: This was a cross-sectional case review of patients presenting with a burn at the trauma unit at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RXH) in Cape Town, South Africa. <br><br>RESULTS: Six hundred and eleven-(71%) children were referred to the burns or the intensive care unit and 253 children were treated and discharged from the trauma unit. Of those admitted as inpatients 94% fulfilled at least one of the criteria for referral and 80% of those treated and discharged fulfilled the criteria for referral. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Almost three out of four children evaluated at the trauma unit were referred to the burns unit for further management. However, a large number of patients were treated and discharged from the trauma unit despite being eligible for referral.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2017.01.035
ID  - ref1
ER  -