Publications/Projects in Progress

BMS researchers have many current projects underway involving the BMS National Database. This list provides a synopsis of each project, as well as its current status. For more information on any of these projects, email burndata@uw.edu. Further down on this page are additional lists of external requests and public access requests for projects utilizing BMS data.

Internal Projects

Title of project	Lead center	Lead author	Notification date (date of final notice to listserv)	Date project information last updated	Status
Examining the impact of burn injury on marital or long-term relationship status. Are there risk factors for relationship breakdown following burns?	Boston	John T Schulz MD, PhD	2017-08-03	2022-08-09	Project on hold
Examination of Pediatric Gender Differences in Return to School and PROMIS Outcomes.	Boston	Jeffrey Schneider, MD	2021-06-22	2022-08-09	Project on hold
Chemical Burn Injuries	Boston	Jeffrey Schneider, MD	2019-07-08	2022-08-09	Project on hold
Comparison of long-term burn outcomes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic	Boston	Jeffrey Schneider, MD	2020-07-15	2022-08-09	Analyses finished
Long term impacts of tracheostomy post burn injury	Boston	Jeffrey Schneider, MD	2020-11-17	2022-08-09	Completed paper circulated to co-authors
Impact of distance to treatment center on the long term outcomes of burn patients	Boston	Jeffrey Schneider, MD	2020-11-13	2022-12-02	Accepted/Published/Project completed
Representativeness study	NDSC	Andrew Humbert, PhD	2016-09-01	2022-08-09	Analyses finished
Correlates of post-traumatic growth in a pediatric burn survivor population	UTMB	TBD	2020-07-31	2022-08-09	Project on hold
Relationships between depression and PROMIS physical Function in children	UTMB	Chizorbam Diribe	2020-11-23	2022-08-09	Discussion complete
Strength of association between body mass index and physical function, and fatigue scores for adults with burns	UTMB	Alen Palackic	2021-06-21	2022-08-09	Introduction complete
Strength of association between body mass index and physical function scores for pediatric burn patients	UTMB	Rontoyanni VG	2020-07-31	2022-08-09	Accepted/Published/Project completed
Effects of TBSA burn size on PROMIS-25 (physical function subscale) scores for pediatric burn patients	UTMB	Oscar Suman, PhD	2020-06-12	2022-08-09	Revisions in progress
Relating Questionnaires to Objective Scar Assessments (UTMB Data Only)	UTMB	Celeste Finnerty, PhD	2017-12-31	2022-08-09	Analysis underway
Occurrence of major amputations in pediatric electrical burns versus other thermal burns	UTMB	TBD	2017-09-07	2022-08-09	Analysis underway
The effect of comorbid conditions on discharge and long-term outcomes in patients with burn injury (UTMB Data Only)	UTMB	Steven Wolf	2016-06-27	2022-08-09	Analysis underway
Long Term Physical and Mental Health Outcomes of Older Adults Following a Major Burn Injury	UTSW	Karen Kowalske	2013-07-24	2022-12-02	Analysis underway
Establishing a Collaborative Genomic Repository for Adult Burn Survivors: A Burn Model System Feasibility Study	UW	Nicole Gibran, MD; Stephen Sibbett	2020-09-21	2022-08-09	Submitted
The Association of Return to School with Psychosocial Outcomes in Pediatric Burn Survivors	UW	Barclay Stewart, MD	2020-06-12	2022-08-09	Project on hold
Community Integration in Adolescents After Burn Injury: A Burn Model Systems National Database Report	UW	Mallory Smith MD; Barclay Stewart, MD	2020-06-12	2022-08-09	Completed paper circulated to co-authors
Defining Numerical Cut Points for Mild, Moderate, and Severe Pain in Adult Burn Survivors: A Northwest Regional Burn Model System	UW	Gretchen Carrougher	2020-08-21	2022-08-09	Submitted
Knowledge translation and consumer testing of burn-related educational factsheets: moving toward global dissemination of Burn Model System products	BMS KT committee	Gretchen Carrougher, MN, RN		2022-08-09	Analysis underway
Disparities in discharge disposition: A Burn Model Systems National Database Study	UW	Stephanie Mason	2019-06-01	2022-08-09	Discussion complete
Patient reported quality of life after burn injury	UW	Eli Luna, UW MS; Nicole Gibran	2019-06-30	2022-08-09	Accepted/Published/Project completed
The impact of burn survivor pre-injury income and payer status on health-related quality of life outcomes	UW	Clifford Sheckter, MD	2021-04-20	2022-08-09	Accepted/Published/Project completed
Impact of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)/Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) colonization on health-related quality of life and other scar-related outcomes	UW	Nicole Gibran MD, FACS	2021-01-14	2022-08-09	Analyses finished
Race, community characteristics and recovery after burn injury: A Burn Model System National Database Study	UW	Nicole Gibran MD, FACS	2021-01-22	2022-08-09	Analyses finished
Incidence and correlates of 'failure to recover' after burn injury: a case-control study of the Burn Model System National Longitudinal Database	UW	Barclay T. Stewart MD, MPH, PhD	2021-07-21	2022-08-09	Analyses finished
Pain Medication Use at Follow-Up & Associations with Long-Term Outcomes	Boston	Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD	2021-07-22	2022-08-09	Completed paper circulated to co-authors
Military Status and Burn Injuries	Boston	Colleen M. Ryan, MD	2021-07-22	2022-12-02	Completed paper circulated to co-authors
Validation of PROMIS-25 among pediatric burn survivors	NDSC	Dagmar Amtmann, PhD	2021-08-03	2022-12-02	Submitted
The impact of insurance disparities on burn injuries and long-term outcomes	Boston	Anupama Mehta, MD	2021-04-01	2022-08-09	Analyses finished
Employment Outcomes by Occupation Type Pre- and Post-Burn Injury	Boston	Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD	2021-07-13	2022-08-09	Completed paper circulated to co-authors
Outcomes of amputation following electrical burn injuries: A five-year follow-up	UTSW	Karen Kowalske, MD	2021-09-23	2022-08-09	Accepted/Published/Project completed
Demographic Comparisons Among Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, and Major Burn Injury Patient Populations	UTSW	Karen Kowalske	2022-05-13	2022-12-02	Analyses finished
Etiology of Burns in Similar Groups of Pediatric Patients	UTSW	Karen Kowalske	2022-05-17	2022-08-09	Dataset generated and provided
Analyzing the influence of racial and ethnic characteristics on pain interference and quality of life in burn survivors	UW	Barclay Stewart, MD, PhD	2021-09-18	2022-08-09	Analyses finished
Psychosocial Wellbeing in Pediatric Patients after Burns: A Burn Model System Study	USC	Haig Yenikomshian	2022-06-06	2022-12-02	Analyses finished
Fatigue and Itch Scores in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: A Burn Model System Study	USC	Haig Yenikomshian	2022-06-06	2022-12-02	Analyses finished
Weight change in burn survivors and relationship with other long-term outcomes	Boston	Colleen M. Ryan, MD	2022-06-28	2022-08-09	Analysis underway
Long-term sexual satisfaction outcomes and the relationship to other long-term outcomes among burn survivors	Boston	Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD	2022-08-01	2022-07-29	Dataset generated and provided
An examination of factors predicting prolonged rehabilitation time within the burn population.	Boston	Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD	2022-08-08	2022-08-09	Dataset generated and provided
An examination of the characteristics of historically marginalized burn injured patients that are associated with lost to follow-up and their functional outcomes	Boston	Jeffrey C. Schneider, MD	2022-08-10	2022-08-09	Dataset generated and provided
Care Discontinuity in Burn Patients	Boston	Anupama Mehta, MD	2022-08-11	2022-08-09	Dataset generated and provided
The impact of workers' compensation on return to work and QALYs compared to other payer types for all pre-injury working adults	UW	Barclay T. Stewart MD, PhD, MPH, Caitlin Orton MPH	2022-07-28	2022-08-09	Analysis underway
Predictors of Anxiety Outcomes at Discharge, Six Months, One Year and Two Years after Injury in Adult Burn Survivors'	UTSW	Karen Kowalske, MD	2022-08-01	2022-08-09	Dataset generated and provided
Health-Related Quality of Life in burn injury survivors: How does this Population Compare to Population-based Norms and other Injury Populations across Different Health Domains?	NDSC	Dagmar Amtmann, PhD	2022-03-14	2022-08-09	Analyses finished
Trajectories of Physical Health-Related Quality of Life among Adults Living with Burn Injuries: A Burn Model System National Database Investigation to Improve Early Intervention and Rehabilitation Service Delivery Strategies	UW	Shelley Wiechman PhD	2015-09-01	2022-08-09	Submitted
Disparities in Outcomes in Burn Patients with Limited English Proficiency: A Burn Model System Study	USC	Haig A. Yenikomshian	2022-11-29	2022-12-02	Dataset generated and provided
Heterotopic Ossification on Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes: A Burn Model System Study	USC	Haig A. Yenikomshian	2022-11-29	2022-12-02	Dataset generated and provided
The Impact of Hearing and Vision Issues on Social Integration and Health Related Quality of Life After a Burn Injury	UW	Barclay T. Stewart MD, PhD, MPH	2023-02-22	2023-02-24
Numerical Cutpoints for Mild, Moderate and Severe Pain in a Diverse Burn Model System Study Cohort	UW	Barclay T. Stewart MD, PhD, MPH	2023-02-08	2023-02-24	Project on hold
Neuropathic pain after burn injury: incidence and risk factors	SCBMS	Haig A. Yenikomshian	2023-02-01	2023-02-24	Dataset generated and provided
Factors Associated with Voice Change in the Burn Population	Boston	Colleen M. Ryan, MD	2023-01-23	2023-02-24	Analysis underway
An Examination of Balance Problems in the Burn Population	Boston	Colleen M. Ryan, MD	2023-01-23	2023-02-24	Analysis underway

External Projects

Title of project	Lead center	Lead author	Notification date (date of final notice to listserv)	Date project information last updated	Status
Social participation of burn survivors in Qu?bec: analysis of personal and environmental determinants	CIRRIS-Universit? Laval (Quebec, CA)		2017-08-31	2020-04-14	Analyses finished
SES and outcomes in burn injury	Ohio State University	Amalia Cochran	2019-12-30	2019-12-27	Dataset generated and provided
Marital status and pain control	Ohio State University	Amalia Cochran	2019-12-30	2019-12-27	Dataset generated and provided
Capstone Project	ANHC	Christyne Kyper	2020-02-07	2020-02-07	Dataset generated and provided
Effects of the number of trips to operating room on physical and psychosocial recovery after burns in adults at hospital discharge	Peking University	Pu Wang	2020-04-29	2020-04-29	Dataset generated and provided
Does social stigma, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or post-traumatic growth mediate or moderate the relationship between body image and community integration among burn survivors?	Dell Medical School, University of Texas	Tom Crijns	2020-09-17	2020-09-17	Dataset generated and provided
Is random forest or logistic regression modelling more accurate in calculating mortality?	Glasgow Caledonian University	Anthony Narloch	2020-12-18	2021-06-17	Dataset generated and provided
Quality of Life Assessments in Pediatric Burn Patients	Medical University of South Carolina	Sally Miller	2021-02-11	2021-06-17	Dataset generated and provided
Stigma, trauma, and peer support as predictors of post-traumatic growth after burn injury	Wayne State University	Julie Hanna	2022-01-07	2022-01-07	Dataset generated and provided
Burn Severity and PTSD in burn survivors: the role of Stigma	Dankook University	Gyeongho Son	2022-08-09	2022-07-29	Dataset generated and provided
The association between psychological distress and burn location among adult outpatient burn survivors	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center	Erika M. Rajo, PsyD	2022-10-26	2022-10-27	Dataset generated and provided
Incidence of Amputations and Psychosocial Consequences in Burn Patients	University of Texas Medical Branch	Oscar Suman	2022-12-20	2022-12-20	Dataset generated and provided
The Association Between TBSA Burned and Patient-Reported Physical Function	University of Texas Medical Branch	Oscar Suman	2022-12-20	2022-12-20	Dataset generated and provided
Incidence of Amputations and Psychosocial Consequences in Burn Patients	UTMB	Oscar Suman, PhD	2022-12-20	2023-02-24	Analysis underway
The Association Between TBSA Burned and Patient-Reported Physical Function	UTMB	Oscar Suman, PhD	2022-12-20	2023-02-24	Analysis underway

Public Data Access Projects

Title of project	Description of project	Institution	Institution type	Lead author	Date dataset provided
Wound closure rate in burned children below the age of 1 year	Project aiming to evaluate the wound closure rates in this patient population.	Wyss Zurich	Academic	Silvia St?deli	2019-09-30
Group-based trajectories of cognitve outcomes as mediated by socioemotional functions following pediatric moderate to severe burn injuries	Project will analyze the cognition functions among children with moderate to severe burn injuries 6-17 years old.	Nationwide Childrens Hospital	Non-profit organization	Jiabin Shen	2019-11-12
Quality improvement program	Project is aiming to compare their facility to major North American burn centers for acute care and rehab outcome measures.	Centre d'expertise pour victimes de br?lures graves de l'Ouest du Qu?bec (Montreal Burn Center)	Non-profit organization	Ian Fabi	2019-11-20
Long-term outcomes of patients treated for burn injuries at the Alaska Native Medical Center	Study is using the database for comparison purpores to help implement a prospective data base.	Alaska Native Medical Center and Robert Morris University	Non-profit organization	Christyne Kyper	2020-01-23
Burn Management Needs Assessment	Request is to understand the prevalence of burns.	Creighton University	Academic	Cam Boehm	2020-01-31
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Burn Patients by Burn Type and Demographics	This research study will look more generally at the clinical outcomes of pediatric burn patients.	University of North Carolina School of Medicine	Academic	Alexa Dagmar Holloway	2020-02-12
Burn location and total body surface area with risk for venous thromboembolism after burn	The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the occurrence of VTE is related to the site and total body surface area (TBSA) of burns	Peking University Third Hospital	Academic	Pu Wang	2020-03-24
Development of machine learning algorithms to predict length of stay after burns	Analysis of demographic and other variables in order to build machine learning models for predicting burn patient length of stay.	Curtin University	Academic	Jonathan Ieuan Morgan	2020-05-28
Psychological care of burn patients after clinical discharge	Background data to understand psychological care of burn patients after discharge	Fuzhou University	Academic	Xu Lin	2020-08-12
Use of PROs/BSHS to provide optimal occupational therapy interventions	The goal of this study is to provide a resource for occupational therapists working with burn survivors utilizing the BSHS-B/PROMIS for daily clinical decision making	Medical Universtiy of South Carolina	Academic	Danielle Altman-Gajowka	2020-09-04
Inhalation injury confirmed by broncoscopy in patients administered in a burns ICU	Aim of this project is to study inhalation injury in a burn survivor population	Hospital Estadual de Urg?ncias da Regi?o Noroeste de Goi?nia Governador Ot?vio Lage de Siqueira - HUGOL	Academic	Laisa dos Santos Nogueira	2020-11-02
Use of Patient Reported Outcomes Measures to Provide Optimal Occupational Therapy Intervntions in Adult Burn Care	Aim is to create an outcomes based resource the OTs can use to provide appropriate interventions	Medical University of South Carolina	Academic	Danielle Altman-Gajowka	2020-11-04
Factors influencing prognosis of burn patients	Goal is to assess factors influencing prognosis of burn survivors	The first Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College	Non-profit organization	laitianlun	2020-11-25
The Use of Patient Reported Outcomes Measures to Provide Optiomal Interventions In Adult Burn Care	To use rasch analysis on data regarding PTSD to understand how interventions can be used to better help burn survivors.	Medical University of South Carolina	Academic	Danielle Altman-Gajowka	2021-01-07
Comparing Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Mental Illness Outcomes for Burn Victims	Using the database for longitudinal patient level data with variables containing information relating to burn victim's clinical and psychological assessments, outcomes in terms of mental health issues,	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Academic	George Shibley	2021-01-31
Burn review	Using dataset to review types and degrees of burn	Mpect	Commercial organization	Manoj Karamch	2021-06-03
Improving lives of burn patients	Using dataset to determine if there are areas of improvement to focus upon	MyJal	Non-profit organization	Maanav Karamchandani	2021-06-04
Prognosis of burn patients in different age groups	Using dataset to determine prognosis in different age groups	Jilin University	Non-profit organization	Xi Zhang	2021-06-16
Predictive survival model in burn patients	To create a predictive model to indicate the outcome of a burn injury	Hospital Geral de Vila Penteado	Non-profit organization	Nelo Galvani Neto	2021-09-30
Prevalence of Burn Injuries in United States	To gain an understanding of the prevalence of burn injuries in the United States	Elan Legal Media	Commercial organization	Alexander Stephens	2021-09-30
Addressing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) within Occupational Therapy Treatment for Adult Burn Survivors	Using the PCL to help integrate interventions for adults burn survivors with PTSD	Medical University of South Carolina	Non-profit organization	Danielle Altman-Gajokwa	2021-12-07
Burn Rehabilitation In-Service	Aim is to understand the rehabilitation of burn patients from a PT perspective	Missouri State University	Academic	Austin Holland	2021-12-11
Quality of Life Assessments in Pediatric Patients with Burn Injuries	Development of keyform ability maps based on item response theory to evaluate psychosocial factors in pediatric patients following burn injury.	Medical University of South Carolina	Academic	Sally Miller	2022-01-14
Neuro-trauma	Analysis of BMS as related to neuro-trauma (SCI).	Clemson University	Academic	Sushant Sawant	2022-01-30
Quality of Life and Long-Term Outcomes of Burn Survivors	Quality of life outcomes after burn injury	Carle Illinois College of Medicine	Academic	Daniel Najafali	2022-01-31
Longitudinal Trajectories of Employment among Adults with Burn Injury	Identification of trajectories of employment among adults with burn injury, utilizing a combination of growth curve modeling and subsequent mixture modeling and/or cluster analysis.	University of Michigan	Academic	Ted Allaire	2022-02-01
Impact of BMI on Outcomes for Burns	Understanding the impact of Body Mass Index (Underweight, Normal, Obese) on the rehabilitation and follow up outcomes of burn patients, utilizing demographics, hospitalization and rehabilitation data.	Carle Illinois College of Medicine	Academic	Vignesh Alla	2022-02-19
A novel nomogram predicting neck burn scar contracture outcome	This research aimed to identify risk factors associated with post-burn contractures in the neck, and to establish a novel nomogram to predict neck burn scar contracture outcome.	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences	Academic	Rui Li	2022-05-31
MSAI	Identification of burn size	UNT	Academic	Abhijit Talluri	2022-06-02
Segmentation of Burn Skin using lightweight Deep learning Model	Segmentation of Burn Skin using lightweight Deep learning Model	University of Global Village	Academic	Nosin Ibna Mahbub	2022-06-06
Burn modeling	Burn modeling	Engenium	Commercial organization	Aaron Cadotte	2022-06-22
Skin burn recognition and classification based on a deep learning convolutional network	Skin burn recognition and classification based on a deep learning convolutional network	THIS	Academic	Jinao Wang	2022-06-24
Burn Area Surface and depth automatization	Automatizing the area and depth calculation of burned injuries for patients in Colombia, specifically in rural areas where the medical staff might be unqualified.	Universidad de los Andes	Academic	Isai Chacon	2022-08-10
Burn and sepsis	Burn and sepsis	Capital Medical University	Academic	Hui Zhou	2022-11-17
Life Expectancy Project	The Life Expectancy Project specializes in studying life expectancy of persons with injuries and medical conditions. See www.LifeExpectancy.org. We have worked extensively with researchers at the TBI and SCI models systems and would now like to examine life expectancy following burn injuries.	Life Expectancy Project	Non-profit organization	Jordan Brooks	2022-12-05