Jordan M H, Lewis M S, Jeng J G, Rees J M
Burn Center, Washington Hospital Center, DC 20010.
J Burn Care Rehabil. 1991 Nov-Dec;12(6):579-81. doi: 10.1097/00004630-199111000-00015.
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.
