Burned patients who die from causes other than the burn affect the model used to predict mortality: a national exploratory study

摘要

Introduction: The Baux score-the sum of age and total body surface area burned (TBSA %)-is a good predictor of mortality has a high specificity but low sensitivity. Our aim was to examine the causes of death in patients who die with Baux scores of 100, which may explain the lower sensitivity and possibly affect the prediction of mortality.