Nina K B Gust, Rebecca M Adams, Ashley Frei, Michelle Coughlin, Justin Klein, Elika Ridelman, Christina Shanti
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Abstract
The Severity-of-Illness Score for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SCORTEN) is a system that predicts in-hospital mortality for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS/TEN). The system is widely utilized in adults but not in pediatrics. We aim to determine the accuracy of the SCORTEN in pediatrics. A retrospective review of pediatric patients admitted to a verified pediatric burn center with SJS/TEN from 2008 to 2022 was performed. Twenty-four patients were analyzed. Ten patients had 0-1 SCORTEN risk factor, 13 had 2 risk factors, and 1 had 3 risk factors. There was no relationship between initial blood urea nitrogen, bicarbonate, glucose, or initial heart rate on the length of an intensive care unit (ICU) stay or ventilator days. Hospital length of stay and feeding tube days were positively related (P < .001) along with length of stay and maximum total body surface areas (P < .05). Hospital length of stay, ICU length of stay, and ventilator days were not statistically significant between those having 0-1 and 2 risk factors. This study suggests that the SCORTEN system is not useful for pediatrics and a different scoring system is needed, as SCORTEN overestimates mortality and does not have a relationship to outcome measures.
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Journal of Burn Care & Research provides the latest information on advances in burn prevention, research, education, delivery of acute care, and research to all members of the burn care team. As the official publication of the American Burn Association, this is the only U.S. journal devoted exclusively to the treatment and research of patients with burns. Original, peer-reviewed articles present the latest information on surgical procedures, acute care, reconstruction, burn prevention, and research and education. Other topics include physical therapy/occupational therapy, nutrition, current events in the evolving healthcare debate, and reports on the newest computer software for diagnostics and treatment. The Journal serves all burn care specialists, from physicians, nurses, and physical and occupational therapists to psychologists, counselors, and researchers.