Examining national burn care policies--is the Israeli burn care alignment based on national data?

Journal of Burn Care & Research : Official Publication of the American Burn Association
Josef HaikIsraeli Trauma Group

Abstract

The treatment of burn victims constitutes a considerable challenge both to the clinician in regard to mundane treatment and to health systems in regard to structural organization. The state of Israel is in dire need of competent burn care capabilities for political, geographical, and demographic reasons. Israel currently has five designated burn units but no burn center. A review of the recent literature suggests that larger burn centers can convey lower mortality rates and better functional outcomes for severe burn patients in comparison to smaller burn units. The objective of this study is to assess Israel's burn care alignment needs and capabilities based on Israel's burn patient and burn unit data. In addition, the authors aim to compare the burn care alignment capabilities with those of the country's European and American counterparts. Data of all the burn patients hospitalized in Israel's level 1 trauma centers' burn units between the years 1998 and 2005 according to the Israeli Trauma Registry were analyzed. Simultaneously, data regarding the setup and arrangement of each burn unit were obtained from each burn unit director via phone. Between the years 1998 and 2005, 974 adult patients with burns of the second degree or ...Continue Reading

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Jun 19, 2013·Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries·Oren WeissmanJosef Haik
Sep 28, 2015·Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries·M HaratsJ Haik
Jun 8, 2014·Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries·Demetris StavrouOren Weissman
Jun 11, 2015·Journal of Burn Care & Research : Official Publication of the American Burn Association·Randy D KearnsClare Helminiak
Jan 23, 2018·Nursing & Health Sciences·Hagit OfirJosef Haik
Jul 17, 2018·Burns and Trauma·Steven T Boyce, Andrea L Lalley

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