Comment on "volume-outcome relationship on survival and cost benefits in severe burn injury: a retrospective analysis of a Japanese nationwide administrative database" (Endo et al., Journal of Intensive Care 2019)

Akinori Osuka; Daiki Miyao; Yuichi Kuroki

doi:10.1186/s40560-020-00462-3

Comment on "volume-outcome relationship on survival and cost benefits in severe burn injury: a retrospective analysis of a Japanese nationwide administrative database" (Endo et al., Journal of Intensive Care 2019)

J Intensive Care. 2020 Jul 8:8:47. doi: 10.1186/s40560-020-00462-3. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Akinori Osuka¹, Daiki Miyao¹, Yuichi Kuroki¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Trauma, Critical Care & Burn Center, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Chukyo Hospital, 1-1-10 Sanjo, Minamiku, Nagoya, Aichi 457-8510 Japan.

Abstract

This is a critical comment on the paper by Endo et al. on the volume-outcome relationship on survival and cost benefits in severe burn injury which addresses biases related to patient transfer and burn severity assessment.

Keywords: Burn; In-hospital mortality; Size of burn center.

Publication types

Comment