“…Different studies, for instance, have reported that cardiovascular disease is not associated with increased mortality, 7,8 predicts mortality on a univariate, but not a multivariate, basis, 9 or predicts mortality even after controlling for burn-related risk factors. 10,11 Findings on the effects of renal disease, 10,11 neurologic disease, 7,10,11 and chronic pulmonary disease 8,9 are similarly discrepant. In addition, the effects on mortality and length of stay of a number of potentially important comorbid conditions, including liver disease, obesity, hypertension, and cancer, have not been examined in burn patients.…”