In view of standardization: Comparison and analysis of initial management of severely burned patients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Münzberg, Matthias; Ziegler, Benjamin; Fischer, Sebastian; Wölfl, Christoph Georg; Grützner, Paul Alfred; Kremer, Thomas; Kneser, Ulrich; Hirche, Christoph
• Is Part Of: Burns. Volume 41:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 33
• Page End: 38
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Burns and scalds -- Periodicals; 617.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.08.021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0305-4179

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0010"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Twenty-one level one burn centers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland were surveyed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Organization and management of burn trauma admissions were evaluated.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Most burn centers use an individual standard operating procedure for admission.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">There is a lack of standardization in burn centers across German speaking countries.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Standardized guidelines for burn care have to be developed to improve quality of care.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>