Heng et al used the revised Baux score and updated Charlson comorbidity index to predict mortality in burn patients. The authors are from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Imperial College London.
Patient selection: total burn surface area >= 15% and admitted to ICU
Parameters:
(1) revised Baux score of Osler et al (from 0 to 217)
(2) updated Charlson comorbidity index of Quan et al (from 0 to 24)