Burn recidivism: a 10-year retrospective study characterizing patients with repeated burn injuries at a large tertiary referral burn center in the United States

Burn recidivism: a 10-year retrospective study characterizing patients with repeated burn injuries at a large tertiary referral burn center in the United States

Abstract Background Psychiatric and substance use disorders are common among trauma and burn patients and are known risk factors for repeat episodes of trauma, known as trauma recidivism. The epidemiology of burn recidivism, specifically, has not been described. This study aimed to characterize case...

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Main Authors: Sarah L. Laughon, Bradley N. Gaynes, Lori P. Chrisco, Samuel W. Jones, Felicia N. Williams, Bruce A. Cairns, Gary J. Gala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-03-01
Series:Burns & Trauma
Subjects:
Burn recidivism
Consult psychiatry
Substance use disorder
Repeat burn injury
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41038-019-0145-4

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