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Level 1 Trauma: A profile of adult patients with major burns

A profile of adult patients with major burns admitted to a Level 1 Trauma Centre and their functional outcomes at discharge: A retrospective review

Patients with major burns suffer with pain, which impacts their physical function during hospitalization.


Objectives: To describe the demographics, burn characteristics, clinical course, physical
function, complications developed after major burns and to establish predictors of nonindependent physical function at hospital discharge.