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Burns in Patients with Special Comorbidities

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Traditional determinants of morbidity and mortality in burn patients are the extent of burn injury and the age of the patient. The presence of smoke inhalation injury is a third determinant, although likely of lesser importance than the first two [1–3]. Comorbidities, or preexisting medical conditions, can also affect the outcomes in burn patients.

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Foster, K.N. (2020). Burns in Patients with Special Comorbidities. In: Jeschke, M., Kamolz, LP., Sjöberg, F., Wolf, S. (eds) Handbook of Burns Volume 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18940-2_31

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