Electrical burns: A retrospective analysis across a 5-year period

Luz, D.P.; Millan, Lincoln Saito; Alessi, Mariana Sisto; Uguetto, W.F.; Paggiaro, André Oliveira; Gómez, David S.; Ferreira, Mônica

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2009.01.014

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“…Patients survived with morbidity (10.20 %) due to amputation in the present study. This is compared and correlated well with those of different series [1,11,16,17,19].…”

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“…Most series show more than 80 % of electrical injuries occur in men. No racial susceptibility to electrical burns exists [7,[11][12][13].…”

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“…Morbidity and mortality are largely affected by the particular type of electrical contact involved in each exposure. Overall mortality is estimated to be 3-15 % [1,11]. There were 8 (8.16 %) cases of mortality.…”

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The Management of Electrical Burn

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Aim of treatment is to achieve skin cover to prevent infection and to allow early mobilization. Electrical injuries are a relatively uncommon. Adult electrical injuries usually occur as an occupational hazard, whereas children are primarily injured accidently. The spectrum of electrical injury is very broad, ranging from minimal injury to severe multiorgan involvement, with both occult and delayed complications and death. This is a prospective study from Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur. A total of 98 patients presenting from June 2002 to September 2011 were included. Patients were treated with surgical excision 31 (31.63 %), fasciotomy 26 (26.53 %), escharotomy 87 (88.78 %), and amputation 12 (12.24 %). In all patients debridement was performed. After follow-up, there was 8.16 % (8 patients) mortality. Minimal mortality may be due to less surface area involved or no visceral injury. Patients survived with morbidity due to amputation. Initial management of electrical burn is imperative to optimize function and minimize long-term scarring. However, further studies are required regarding flap repair and microsurgery to minimize the rate of amputation.

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“…Patients survived with morbidity (10.20 %) due to amputation in the present study. This is compared and correlated well with those of different series [1,11,16,17,19].…”

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“…Most series show more than 80 % of electrical injuries occur in men. No racial susceptibility to electrical burns exists [7,[11][12][13].…”

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The Management of Electrical Burn

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“…The majority of the patients were young men at the beginning of their professional lives. This factor generates an important socio-economic impact due to the high incidence of sequelae, resulting in amputations, rendering them unable to maintain their occupations (35). A previous study identified three risk factors for death: age greater than 60 years, more than 40 percent of body-surface area burned, and inhalation injury (36).…”

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The Necessity of Burn Treatment Units

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Aim of study to identify, describe the patterns first 950 burn patients treated in Konya Education Key words: Burn unit, burn injury, treatment of burn injury Yanık Tedavi Ünitelerinin Gerekliliği ÖZET Bu çalışmanın amacı yeni kurulanKonya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Yanık Ünitesine yatırılaran ilk 950 yanık hastasını tanımlamaktır. Yanık yaralanması teşhisiyle Ağustos 2008 ile Eylül 2011 tarihleri arasında ünitemize yatırılarak tedavi edilenhastalar çalışmaya alındı. Hastaların bilgileri retrospektif incelendi. Cinsiyet, yaş, etyoloji, derece, hastanede yatış süresi, uygulanan konservatif, cerrahi tedavi ve tedavi maliyetleri incelendi. Toplam 38 ayda 950 hasta tedavi edildi. Erkek / kadın oranı 1,64, ortalama yaş 30,52±22,

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“…Depending on voltage magnitude, injury may be sustained in nerve, bone, and tendon tissue, as well as that of the skin. [3,[6][7][8] The primary mechanism of tissue injury is the direct effect of the electric current. However, electrical injury can arise from both thermal and non-thermal mechanisms, and other injuries can accompany electrical burns.…”

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Electrical Burns: Highlights from a 5-Year Retrospective Analysis

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Yağmur

et al. 2015

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BACKGROUND: Electrical burns are the third most common cause of burn injuries, after scald and flame burns. In spite of decreasing mortality rates as advancements are made in treatment modalities and medical equipment, significant complications and socioeconomic consequences still accompany electrical burns. Analyzed in the present study were data from patients hospitalized for electrical burns between 2008 and 2012 in the Samsun Training and Research Hospital, the only burn care center in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

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Electrical burns: A retrospective analysis across a 5-year period

Cited by 60 publications

References 17 publications

The Management of Electrical Burn

The Management of Electrical Burn

The Necessity of Burn Treatment Units

Electrical Burns: Highlights from a 5-Year Retrospective Analysis

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