Application of Abbreviated Burn Severity Index Score in Burns
Naveen Raj. S, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Bharath Prakash Reddy J
1Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, 2 Professor Professor and Registrar (Academic), Head of IT Wing and Telemedicine, Department of Plastic Surgery and Telemedicine, 3 Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088 ijpn.2347.7083.11223.4 INTRODUCTION With an annual fatality rate of 2.1% per 100,000 cases in Western and other developed countries, burn injuries are categorized as a major cause of mortality and life long disability globa
Abstract
Burn injuries are highly variable. The outcome of patients is influenced by various factors and requires prompt therapeutic interventions, including fluid resuscitation, for a favorable result. Although having varying shortcomings, many scoring indexes are developed and validated in Western countries to predict mortality in a burn patient. The Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI) estimates survival expectancy in a burn patient via various negative prognostic factors. This study describes the pattern of burn injuries to validate the ABSI as an outcome predictor in burnt patients.
Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Professor and Registrar (Academic), Head of IT Wing and Telemedicine, Department of Plastic Surgery and Telemedicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.