Publications by authors named "Scha'Chia Murphy"
Introduction: Community-level disadvantage is associated with reduced quality of life after burn injury. We evaluated the association between community-level disadvantage and return to work after burn injury.
Methods: A multicenter burn injury database was queried from 1998-2021.
Article Synopsis
- Age, total burn surface area (TBSA), and inhalation injury are key factors in predicting mortality and morbidity for burn patients, with disparities observed among African Americans and females.
- Analysis of 172,640 burn patient records from the National Burn Registry revealed that African American males consistently have higher mortality odds than their non-African American counterparts across all insurance types, while African American females also show increased mortality rates depending on insurance coverage.
- The study indicates that despite controlling for factors like age and TBSA, racial disparities in burn-related mortality persist, suggesting that additional factors not captured in the data may be influencing these outcomes.