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Burn patient referrals to a national center were reviewed. Thirty percent of referrals were unnecessary, particularly for young children with scald burns, suggesting a need for improved triage protocols.

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Area of Science:

Trauma Surgery
Burn Care Management
Patient Triage

Background:

Accurate burn severity assessment is crucial for appropriate patient treatment.
Over- and undertriage of burn injuries can lead to suboptimal care.
National guidelines exist for the referral of burn-injured patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate adherence to national referral guidelines at the National Burn Centre (NBC) in Denmark.
To assess the frequency of potentially unnecessary referrals to the NBC.

Main Methods:

A retrospective analysis of burn patients referred to the NBC over a three-month period.
Patient records were systematically reviewed and compared against established national referral guidelines.

Main Results:

97 burn patients were included; common referral reasons included partial thickness burns >3% TBSA (55%), facial burns (32%), and inhalational injury (25%).
30% (29 patients) of referrals were deemed potentially unnecessary based on guidelines.
Overtriage was most prevalent in young children (<2 years) with scald burns.

Conclusions:

A significant overtriage rate was observed among burn patients referred to the NBC.
30% of referred patients were managed as outpatients, indicating potential for unnecessary transfers.
Telemedicine could enhance pre-transfer evaluation of burn injuries, potentially reducing overtriage.