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Correction to Ryan et al., N Engl J Med 338(6):362-366 February 5, 1998.

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Estimates of the Probability of Death from Burn Injuries

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To the Editor: The article by Ryan et al. (Feb. 5 issue)1 concerning estimates of the probability of death from burn injuries raises three issues. Assessing the probability of death is useful when mortality is a relevant end point. This is not the case in patients with burns covering 20 percent of body-surface area or less and no associated problems, such as inhalation injury. In this study, such patients constituted 77.5 percent of the total population of 1665 patients, and the mortality rate in this subgroup was 0.46 percent. Including these very-low-risk patients adds no useful information. The model should . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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