Ian Shyaka, Elizabeth Miranda, Lotta Velin, Francoise Mukagaju, Yves Nezerwa, Faustin Ntirenganya, Charles Furaha, Robert Riviello, Laura Pompermaier
BACKGROUND: Burns is a disease of poverty, disproportionately affecting populations in low- and middle-income countries, where most of the injuries and the deaths caused by burns occurs. In Sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that one fifth of burn victims die from their injuries. Mortality prediction indexes are used to estimate outcomes after provided burn care, which has been used in burn services of high-income countries over the last 60 years. It remains to be seen whether these are reliable in low-income settings...
2024: International Journal of Burns and Trauma