The epidemiology of burns in a medical center in the Caribbean

Frans, Franceline A.; Keli, SO; Maduro, Alexandra

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2008.05.013

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“…This finding is consistent with the literature. [23] Also consistent with the literature, there was no significant difference according to gender. [9,16,23] Outdoor burn injuries were less common among females.…”

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confidence: 89%

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Epidemiologic Evaluation of Patients with Major Burns and Recommendations for Fighting with Burns

Çiftçi¹,

Arslan²,

Altunbas³

et al. 2012

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg

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AMAÇYanıklar ülkemizde ve dünyada önemli bir sağlık sorunudur. Bu çalışmamızda amacımız, Orta Anadolu'da yaklaşık 3 milyon nüfusa hitap eden yanık ünitesindeki hastaları incelemektir. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM2008 ile 2010 yılları arasında yatarak tedavi gören 457 kayıtlı hasta geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Olgular cinsiyet, yaş, yanık alanı, yanık derinliği, sağlık kuruluşuna başvu-ru süresi, yanık bölgesi ve yanık nedenleri açısından karşı-laştırıldı. BULGULAROlguların çoğunluğunu (%44,6) 0-5 yaş grubu çocuk-lar oluşturuyordu. Yanık alanı ortalama %11,6±8,5, sağ-lık merkezine başvuru süresi ortalama 252,8±892,5 dakika olarak bulundu. Olguların %82,7'si 2. derece, %17,3'ü 3. derece yanık derinliğine sahipti. Yanık bölgesi ekstremitede en fazla idi (%39,6). Yanık nedeni olarak sıcak sıvı haş-lanma yanıkları fazla idi (%54,1). SONUÇÇalışmamızda 0-5 yaş grubu olgular en fazla etkilenen gruptu ve genellikle yanıklar ev içinde oluşmaktaydı. Bu konuda çocukların ev içinde geçirdikleri sürenin fazla olması ve çocukların bu dönemde çok hareketli olması temel faktörlerdir. Yanıkla mücadelede, haşlanma yanıkları-nın önlenmesi ve ebeveyn bilgilendirmesinin sağlanması en önemli aşama olmalıdır.Anahtar Sözcükler: Yanık önlenmesi, yanıklar, epidemiyoloji; hastanede yatan hastalar.

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“…[23] Also consistent with the literature, there was no significant difference according to gender. [9,16,23] Outdoor burn injuries were less common among females. Traditionally, adult women do all of the cooking for the family in Turkey; therefore, they are at greater risk for domestic burns.…”

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confidence: 89%

Epidemiologic Evaluation of Patients with Major Burns and Recommendations for Fighting with Burns

Çiftçi¹,

Arslan²,

Altunbas³

et al. 2012

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg

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“…The overall median LOS was 17 days, which was longer than the duration reported in previous studies in the Netherlands29 and Israel30 but shorter than the lengths reported in Brazil31 and Beijing13. In fact, nearly 10% of patients stayed in hospital for more than 60 days in this study.…”

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confidence: 66%

Epidemiology and outcome analysis of 6325 burn patients: a five-year retrospective study in a major burn center in Southwest China

Yao

Tan

et al. 2017

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Burns are a major cause of injury worldwide. We investigated the epidemiology and outcomes of burn patients in a major burn center in southwest China between 2011 and 2015 to provide guidance for burn prevention. Of the 6,325 included burn patients, 66.8% were male and 34.7% were 0 ~ 6 years old. The incidence of burns peaked in autumn. Scald was the most common cause of burns, which was predominant in patients aged 0 ~ 6 years. The mean total body surface area (TBSA) of burns was 13.4%, and patients with burns ≤10% TBSA comprised 64.1% of all cases. Patients with full-thickness burns accounted for 40.1% of all patients and 81.0% of operated patients; these burns were primarily caused by flame (34.8%), scald (21.0%), and electricity (20.4%). Fifty-six deaths occurred (mortality 0.9%), and risk factors included full-thickness burns, larger TBSA and older age. The median length of stay was 17 days, and major risk factors included more operations, better outcomes and larger TBSA. Our data showed that closer attention should be paid to children under 6 years old, males, incidents in autumn and scald burns to prevent burn injuries. Furthermore, individualized burn prevention and treatment measures based on related risk factors should be adopted.

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“…This is attributed not only to advancements in the organisation, delivery and practice of burn care but also targeted efforts to prevent injuries [8]. Despite this the epidemiology of burn injury remains poorly described and a review of the published literature contains many examples of ''epidemiological'' studies that usually describe the experience of single burn centres [36][37][38][39][40]. These descriptions have proved useful for highlighting certain patterns of injury that could be the target of prevention strategies but fall short of presenting the entirety of the problem in the context of an at-risk population.…”

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confidence: 99%

Burn related mortality in Greater Manchester: 11-year review of Regional Coronial Department Data

Hussain¹,

Dunn²

2015

Burns

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The epidemiology of burns in a medical center in the Caribbean

Cited by 27 publications

References 17 publications

Epidemiologic Evaluation of Patients with Major Burns and Recommendations for Fighting with Burns

Epidemiologic Evaluation of Patients with Major Burns and Recommendations for Fighting with Burns

Epidemiology and outcome analysis of 6325 burn patients: a five-year retrospective study in a major burn center in Southwest China

Burn related mortality in Greater Manchester: 11-year review of Regional Coronial Department Data

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