Treatment of toxic epidermal necrolysis by burn units: another market or another threat?
| Autor: | James G. Jeng, Marion H. Jordan, Joseph M. Rees, Mark S. Lewis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
integumentary system Outliers DRG business.industry Prospective Payment System Rehabilitation Burn Units Burn units medicine.disease Dermatology Toxic epidermal necrolysis United States Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Surveys and Questionnaires General Health Professions Emergency Medicine medicine Humans Surgery Medicare Part A business Referral and Consultation General Nursing |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of burn carerehabilitation. 12(6) |
| ISSN: | 0273-8481 |
| Popis: | A survey of burn care facilities in the United States has provided information regarding the treatment of toxic epidermal necrolysis and related diseases in burn units. The survey suggests that a disproportionate share (12% to 15%) of the projected number of cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis that occur annually are being transferred to the 2% of United States hospitals that have burn units. Because of the potential for a complex hospital course and extended length of stay, treatment of these patients in a prospective payment system poses a significant fiscal threat to hospitals with burn units. |
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