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Madadizadeh F, Afzal G. The Evolving Landscape of Burn Severity Assessment: From the Rule of Nines to the Burn-Specific Frailty Index. WJPS 2026; 15 (2) :105-107
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1- Center for healthcare Data modeling, Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2- Department of Clinical pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran ,Dr.golnaz.afzal@gmail.com
2- Department of Clinical pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran ,
Abstract: (639 Views)
Assessing and predicting outcomes for burn patients remains a major challenge in emergency and critical care. Quickly and accurately estimating the burn's seriousness, the needed fluids, and the risk of death is key to starting the right treatment, using resources well, and talking clearly with families. Over time, many scoring tools have been created to help with this and improve predictions . This letter explains the development and use of the main tools, focusing on how they help in care.
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