The lethal triad in patients with severe burns
A small proportion of patients with severe burns presented to hospital with all three components of the lethal triad of trauma. Acidemia and hypothermia were more commonly observed when compared to coagulopathy. Recognition, prevention, and early management may result in improved outcomes.
Authors
- Elisha Purcell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6380-8160)
- Marc Schnekenburger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6583-8865)
- Biswadev Mitra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0508-2450)
- Samara Rosenblum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1604-3238)
Institutions
- The Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Burns
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2025.107827
- Primary Topic
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00