Jose A Foppiani, Allan Weidman, Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, Lauren Valentine, Valeria P Bustos, Cécilia Galinaud, Radim Hrdina, Radim Hrdina, Zdenek Musil, Bernard T Lee, Samuel J Lin
Management of burn injuries is complex, with highly variable outcomes occurring among different populations. This meta-analysis aims to assess the outcomes of burn therapy in North American (NA) and European adults, specifically, mortality and complications, to guide further therapeutic advances. A systematic review of PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane was performed. Random-effect meta-analysis of proportions was conducted to assess the overall prevalence of the defined outcomes. Fifty-four studies were included, pooling 60,269 adult patients...
April 15, 2024: Journal of Burn Care & Research: Official Publication of the American Burn Association