Burn Injuries During Pregnancy in Iran

Prevention-oriented epidemiology of burns in Ardabil Provincial Burn Centre, Iran

“…Average TBSA burned has been reported to vary from 1.5% to 65% in different studies. However, this average varied from 30% to 50% among hospital-based studies not focused on any specific group victims and less than five percent for outpatient and minor burns ( [60][61][62].Overall, TBSA percentages were higher among women than men (except for children under 5years old). It was also higher in flame burns than scalds.…”

Burns During Pregnancy

“…Furthermore, Karimi et al 8,28 and Maghsoudi et al 8,28 found a high percentage of these affected gravidas and their fetuses died and suggested it as the second most important variable in determining prognosis. In cases of maternal burn patients with inhalation injury, due to the risk of fetal asphyxia as described earlier, the authors recommend expedient delivery of a viable infant and early maternal intubation.…”

“…27 Two reports with a combined 103 patients evaluated the impact of inhalation injury on maternal and fetal mortality. 8, 28 Maghsoudi et al 8,28 noted that 13 of 14 patients with inhalation injury died. Evidence of inhalation injury is significantly more common among maternal fatalities (65% [n = 13] vs 22.6% [n = 7]; P < 0.001) and mothers with fetal losses (60.9% [n = 13] vs 32% [n = 10]; P < 0.001).…”

“…Evidence of inhalation injury is significantly more common among maternal fatalities (65% [n = 13] vs 22.6% [n = 7]; P < 0.001) and mothers with fetal losses (60.9% [n = 13] vs 32% [n = 10]; P < 0.001). Karimi et al 8,28 reported 40 patients with inhalation injury that was associated with 27 maternal deaths (67.5%) and 28 fetal losses (70%) compared with a burn patient cohort without inhalation injury in which maternal and fetal mortality rates were 7.7% (n = 1; P < 0.01) and 15.4% (n = 2; P = 0.001), respectively. Both studies concluded that inhalation injury was the second most important factor after TBSAB in determining fetal and maternal mortality.…”

Assessment of Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Burn in Pregnancy

“…Burn injury in pregnant patients is more common in developing countries because most of the case reports have come from lowincome countries. [1][2][3][4] Usually accidental kerosene ignition is the most common type of burns. About 295,000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2017.…”