Benchmarking Outcomes in the Critically Injured Burn Patient

The authors followed 300 adults and 241 children from 6 burn centers with TBSA =20% through hospitalization using a single, uniform protocol, and collected data to compare to existing benchmarks (burn size, age, and inhalation injury). The authors contend that the results and improvements in burn injury care form the basis for new (at the time) outcome benchmarks.