NDLI: How long a shadow does epidemic obesity cast in the burn unit? A dietitian's analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the available data in the National Burn Repository.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Carpenter, Annette M. Hollett, Lori P. Jeng, James C. Wu, Jingshu Turner, Dale G. Jordan, Marion H.
Spatial Coverage	United States
Description	Country affiliation: United States Author Affiliation: Carpenter AM ( The Burn Center, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.)
Abstract	To demonstrate the research potential of the National Burn Repository, we examined outcomes affecting the obese burn population, specifically length of stay and mortality. This retrospective analysis evaluates burn patients from the repository coded as 'obese.' We queried admissions from burn units between the years 2000 to 2006 (n = 101,450). We initially intended to associate and stratify obesity with several complications and outcomes using multivariate analysis. However, because of the lack of standardized data fields, a surrogate yard stick (length of stay > or =7 days) was a straightforward and sensible outcome measurement. Mortality was used as a second outcome measurement. Two statistical approaches were used: logistic regression and the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. Obese patients were 4.1 times more likely to have a length of stay > or =7 days (P < .0001) and were 2.6 times more likely to die (P < .0001) than patients not described as obese. The results not only highlighted obesity as a major challenge in burn care, but also identified means of improving the National Burn Repository to facilitate future nutrition research. The repository has vast potential to be a useful research tool for the dietitian. With standardization of the data dictionary and the addition of nutrition-related fields, such as height and weight, future research will be greatly enhanced.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	1559047X
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	29
e-ISSN	15590488
Journal	Journal of Burn Care & Research
Language	English
Publisher	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher Date	2008-01-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Traumatology Burns Therapy Obesity Complications Treatment Outcome Adolescent Adult Mortality Child Child, Preschool Databases As Topic Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Length Of Stay Male Middle Aged Epidemiology Physiopathology Registries Retrospective Studies Time Factors United States Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Emergency Medicine Rehabilitation Surgery

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Obesity: influence on length of hospital stay for the pediatric burn patient.

Survival after burn in a sub-Saharan burn unit: challenges and opportunities.

Epidemiology of pediatric burn injuries in Istanbul, Turkey.

Analysis of admissions and outcomes in verified and nonverified burn centers.

Analysis of burn cases observed after the 2011 Van earthquake.

Pediatric sink-bathing: a risk for scald burns.

The changing pattern of pediatric burns.

The effect of transfers between health care facilities on costs and length of stay for pediatric burn patients.

Burns in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq: epidemiology and risk factors for death in patients admitted to hospital.

How long a shadow does epidemic obesity cast in the burn unit? A dietitian's analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the available data in the National Burn Repository.

Similar Documents

Obesity: influence on length of hospital stay for the pediatric burn patient.

Survival after burn in a sub-Saharan burn unit: challenges and opportunities.

Epidemiology of pediatric burn injuries in Istanbul, Turkey.

Analysis of admissions and outcomes in verified and nonverified burn centers.

Analysis of burn cases observed after the 2011 Van earthquake.

Pediatric sink-bathing: a risk for scald burns.

The changing pattern of pediatric burns.

The effect of transfers between health care facilities on costs and length of stay for pediatric burn patients.

Burns in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq: epidemiology and risk factors for death in patients admitted to hospital.

How long a shadow does epidemic obesity cast in the burn unit? A dietitian's analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the available data in the National Burn Repository.