Burn Clinical Pathway

Pathway Background and Objectives

Connecticut Children’s cares for patients with mild to moderately burns. Burn injury can vary in severity from superficial to partial thickness to full thickness. Connecticut Children’s has not had a standardized approach to care for these children in the past. A standardized approach will ensure that all patients receive optimal care for their burn injuries.

Specific objectives of this pathway are to:

  • Decrease variability in the management of patients with burns
  • Appropriately triage, diagnose and classify burns in the pediatric patient
  • Provide appropriate burn care management for inpatients, including fluid resuscitation, dressing changes, and pain management
  • Better delineate discharge criteria for admitted burn patients 

Algorithm  Educational Module 

  • ercent utilization of order set (admitted patients only)
  • Percentage of patients treated and released from the ED
  • Percentage of patients admitted to MS6
  • Percentage of eligible patients with notification to Fire Marshal for burn >5% TBSA
  • Percentage of patients transferred to a burn center
  • LOS for admitted patients (days)
  • Brendan Campbell, MD, MPH
  • Samantha Pelow, APRN
  • Jen Tabak, RN, MSN

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