A comparison of injury scoring systems in predicting burn mortality

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters

Abstract

The models most widely used to predict bum patient mortality are the revised Baux score, Ryan, Smith, McGwin, Abbreviated Bum Severity Index (ABSI), Belgian Outcome of Bum Injury (BOBI), and the Fatality by Longevity, APACHE II score, Measured Extent of bum, and Sex (FLAMES). Improvements in critical care have reduced mortality resulting from severe bums, which may affect the predictive strength of older models. We conducted a cross-validation study on all bum patients (n = 114) with TBS A greater than 20%, admitted to the Arizona Bum Center between 2014 and 2016. The study compared the accuracy of seven previously validated bum-specific models and one new model derived for our cohort. Data were collected on age, ethnicity, gender, total body surface area burned (TBSA), inhalational injury, associated trauma, and injury severity (ISS, APACHE II). The accuracy of each model was tested using logistic regression, preserving the published regression coefficients. Predictive performance of the models was assessed by Receiving Operator Curve (ROC) curve analyses and Hosmer-Lemeshow (H-L) goodness of fit tests. Age, TBSA and APACHE II score were found to be significant, independent risk factors for patient mortality. The FLAMES model performed best (AUC 0.96) and was comparable to our native model (AUC 0.96). The revised Baux score was both accurate and easy to calculate, making it clinically useful. The older models demonstrated adequate predictive performance compared with the newer models. Even without key bum parameters, the APACHE II score performed well in critically ill patients with moderate to severe bum injuries.

First Page

89

Last Page

93

Publication Date

6-1-2018

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