Pattern of burn injury among patients admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Jharkhand

Abstract

Background: Burn despite being easily preventable is a critical health problem worldwide. With effective managements there is decline in burn cases in developed countries but trend is still rising in developing countries like India. This study was conducted to know the socio-demographic profile and pattern of burn injury in patients admitted in burn unit of tertiary care hospital.Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted for a period of six months using semi-structured questionnaire for data collection. The patient or accompanying person was interviewed after taking consent. Clinical assessment was done to find% of total body surface area (TBSA) involved and most severely affected body part.Results: A total of 123 patients were admitted in burn unit. Female (72.3%) predominance was found with most common age group being 21-40 years. Majority was Hindus (72.4%), residing in rural area (79.7%) and married (60.2%). Accidental burn was in 92.7%, mostly occurring at home (91%). Flame burn was common in female and electric burn in male. Burn injury mostly involved up to 30% of TBSA (44.7%) with upper limb (39%) most severely injured. Only 35% were admitted on the same day of injury. Infection (57.7%) and amputation (7.3%) were two common complications. There were 12 (9.8%) deaths during the study period.Conclusions: Most vulnerable were female with flame burn due to unsafe cooking practices. Infection was the most common complication. Death was more in those who delayed admission in hospitals.

Facial Burns: A One Year Audit at a Tertiary Hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

“…In the present study, males were twice more affected than females, findings which were in agreement with reports from other studies [7,14] but contrary to those from India [4,15]. The reason for the male preponderance could be explained by the behavior of this study population, which is characterized by a marked ability to explore the environment, excessive motor activity, and less carefulness [13].…”

“…A substantial number of patients sustained burn injuries at home, similar to findings from elsewhere [3,4,15]. This study found out that most of the burn injuries occurred during late morning and evening hours similar to what was reported in another study [17].…”

“…This study revealed that most of the adult patients who sustained facial burns were aged 30 years or below. A similar finding was reported in India [15], but contrary to findings from Bangladesh [16] where the elderly (> 65 years) were most affected. The differences between different countries may be attributed to socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental factors [7].…”

“…Age is one of the important epidemiological determinants for burn injuries [15]. This study revealed that most of the adult patients who sustained facial burns were aged 30 years or below.…”

Clinical, epidemiological, and management aspects of burn injuries in Saudi Arabia – A cross-sectional study

“…The study sample included 180 patients. This sample was deemed sufficient by using an Open-epi calculator to achieve a 95% confidence interval and a corresponding 5% margin of error, where the proportion of lower limb burn injuries was set to 8.9% ( Kumar et al, 2018 ). The criteria of inclusion in this study included adult patients of both genders living in the KSA who presented themselves to the emergency department of the King Khalid Hospital and Prince Sultan Center for Health Services or Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University hospital in Al Kharj between October 2018 and October 2019 with at least one documented burn injury prior to admission to the hospital.…”