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Interim Burn Multicenter Trial Group Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT. Marriott City Center
Start Date / Time: Sunday, March 06, 2005 4:00 PM
End Date / Time: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:00 PM
Duration: 23 hours

Sunday, March 6, 2005 - 1600 - 1830: Update of ongoing studies

  • Burn Mortality in Patients Age 75 or Greater
  • A Retrospective Review of DRG 504
  • A Multicenter Review of Fungal Infections in Burn Patients
  • Update on the Multicenter Research Group Website

Sunday March 6, 2005 - 1830: Reception and Dinner

Monday March 7, 2005 - 0800 - 1200: Study Planning

  • Prospective, Randomized Trial of Restrictive vs. Liberal Blood Transfusion Policy in Burns >20% TBSA
  • Efficacy of Decadron for the Prevention of Reintubation in Burned Children
  • Effects of Glutamine in Severely Burned Adults

Monday March 7, 2005 - 1200 - 1300: Lunch

Monday March 7, 2005 - 1300 - 1500: New Directions

  • A Prospective Study of the Effectiveness of Albumin Use During the First 24 Hours Following Burn Injury
  • Other New Proposals
  • General Comments
  • Future Meetings

Please contact Linda Edelman with any further questions: Linda.edelman@hsc.utah.edu



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