Predictive Mortality Scales in the Burn Patient Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

NCT07526610 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2023.59
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 465
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The data for this retrospective study were collected from the records of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for burns at Hospital La Paz from January 1, 2019 to May 31, 2023.

Conditions

Burn Any Degree Involving 50-59 Percent of Body Surface; Burn Degree Second; Burn Any Degree Involving 20-29 Percent of Body Surface; Burn Any Degree Involving 30-39 Percent of Body Surface; Burn Any Degree Involving 40-49 Percent of Body Surface; Burn Any Degree Involving 60-65 Percent of Body Surface; Burn Degree Third

Keywords

Burn unit; mortality indicators; burn mortality; burn survival

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• In-hospital Mortality

  In-hospital Mortality

  2 years

Study Arms (1)

Burn patients

hospitalized burn patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients admitted to this burn ICU

You may qualify if:

• Patients older than 18 years
• Regardless of burned body surface area (BBS (%))
• Met the criteria for admission to the ICU for burns according to the American Burn Association

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Rey Juan Carlos: lead
• Hospital Universitario La Paz: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Health Sciences

Alcorcón, Madrid, 28922, Spain

Location

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Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 6, 2026
• First Posted: April 13, 2026
• Study Start: January 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2023
• Study Completion: January 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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