Factors that influence the mortality of critically ill burn victims: An integrative review
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Objective: To identify in the literature factors that influence the mortality of critically ill burn patients. Method: This is an integrative literature review. To create the guiding question, the PICo strategy was used, in which the population was established as "burn patient", interest in "factors associated with mortality" and as context "critical condition", formulating the following research question: What are the factors that influence the mortality of critically ill burn victims? The search was conducted in two selected databases: Virtual Health Library and PubMed, from August to October 2023. As this is an integrative review, the study does not require approval by the research ethics committee. Results: A total of 3077 scientific studies were identified in the initial search of the selected databases. After applying the selection criteria, 17 studies remained to compose the final sample. Among the findings, the main factors that influenced mortality were advanced age, greater burned surface area and body depth, presence of smoke inhalation, thermal burn due to direct flames, comorbidities, especially cardiovascular and renal diseases, and hypoalbuminemia. Conclusion: it was possible to identify that the main factors that influence the mortality of burn patients who are in serious condition, described in the literature are: advanced age, extent of the burned area, smoke inhalation, comorbidities and low amount of albumin in the body. It is important to know these factors in order to be able to offer comprehensive care and minimize risks in order to reduce deaths caused by the event.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Carolina Sesnick Lavagnoli, Caroline Sala, Thamires Fernandes Cardoso da Silva Rodrigues, Ivi Ribeiro Back, Aline Zulin, Esdra Cristina Pereira Goldoni, Elis Fausto Carvalho, Jorseli Angela Henriques Coimbra, Cremilde Aparecida Trindade Radovanovic, Larissa Carolina Segantini Felipin, Nelly Lopes de Moraes Gil, Roberta Tognollo Borotta UemaAuthor(s)
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Carolina Sesnick Lavagnoli
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Caroline Sala
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Thamires Fernandes Cardoso da Silva Rodrigues
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Ivi Ribeiro Back
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Aline Zulin
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Esdra Cristina Pereira Goldoni
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Elis Fausto Carvalho
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Jorseli Angela Henriques Coimbra
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Cremilde Aparecida Trindade Radovanovic
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Larissa Carolina Segantini Felipin
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Nelly Lopes de Moraes Gil
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Roberta Tognollo Borotta Uema