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[Report of experience in 424 burn injuries 1970 to 1982]
Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, Plastische Chirurgie : Organ Der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Handchirurgie : Organ Der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Mikrochirurgie Der Peripheren Nerven Und Gefasse : Organ Der V
|March 1, 1986
Abstract:
Third-degree burn management with state-of-the-art surgery and intensive care technique has been available in Innsbruck since 1969. This statistical survey covers the period 1970 to 1982, with follow-ups on a total of 424 burn patients. Dividing the study into two periods, namely 1970-1976 and 1977-1982, permits a critical assessment of progress in burn management. A comparison of our results with those from other prominent burns units shows that the survival rate is considerably lower in Innsbruck, especially in the case of patients with burns of over 60% of body surface area. It is essential that similar burns units should be set up elsewhere in Austria.