Burn injury in tertiary health facility in South East Nigeria: A 2 year prospective study

Isiguzo, C.M.; Opara, Chikezie; Nnadozie, Ugochukwu Uzodimma; Opara, KO

doi:10.1016/j.burnso.2020.08.001

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“…These studies however are those that have a predominant adult population. The peak incidence of burns injury found in this study was trimodal, observed to peak in February/March, then in July and lastly in October as against the bimodal peak observed by Isiguzo et al [5] which showed peak incidence in January to March and the second peak in October to November while Dongo et al [6] in Southern Nigeria and Jiburum et al [7] in Southeastern Nigeria observed single peak incidence from November to January and December to January respectively. February and March are part of the Harmatan season in Northeastern Nigeria which usually starts in December.…”

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“…The epidemiology of burns varies due to age, geographic location, human development index, literacy and cultural differences [3,4]. Nigeria as well as other low and medium-income countries (LMIC) record the worst morbidity and mortality due to burns as a result of varying contributing factors like illiteracy, economic status, cultural tenets, access to specialist burn care and legislation targeted at burn prevention [5].…”

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“…Flame burn has been implicated as the most common cause of burn in Eastern and Western Nigeria [5,6]. Another important aetiologic agent in burns is moist heat as in scald, this is especially important among preschool and school-age children.…”

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“…There is a paucity of data demonstrating the pattern of burn injury in North-east Nigeria just like any other region in Nigeria [5,6],…”

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Burns Care, Epidemiology and Aetiology in Newly Established Burns Unit: Atbuth

2023

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Context: Burns has remained one of the severest forms of trauma a man suffers. All ages and sexes are affected however, different studies have shown predilection for certain age groups and sexes due to activities and environments such individuals are exposed to. These injuries are best managed in a dedicated burn centres or units. There is a paucity of data on such emanating centres in the North-eastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: The study is a retrospective one looking at the pattern of burn injury among patients seen and treated in Abubakar Tafawa Bale-

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“…There is a paucity of data demonstrating the pattern of burn injury in North-east Nigeria just like any other region in Nigeria [5,6],…”

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“…This finding is similar to that of the current study where majority of burn in pregnancy were caused by flame and occurred in open kitchens. Adulteration of petroleum product is thought to be responsible for explosion and flame burns, especially during seasonal scarcity of petroleum products in Nigeria 21 .…”

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Burns in pregnancy: Five-year experience in a tertiary hospital in southeastern Nigeria

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BackgroundBurns in pregnancy is often associated with high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality especially when the total burn surface area (TBSA) involved is high. This study aims to review management outcome of cases of burns in pregnancy at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA).MethodsA five year retrospective study of all pregnant women that presented at AE-FUTHA with burn injury between April 2014 and March 2019. Information was collected from the medical records using a proforma and analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics version 20.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) using descriptive statistics.ResultsA total of 222 cases of burns were managed but only 8 were pregnant, giving an incidence of 3.6%. The commonest causes were flame (62.5%), scald (25%) and friction (12.5%) occurring mostly during the harmattan season. The median age of participants was 25-34 years. The burns affected 12.5% of the patients in the first trimester and 62.5% and 25% in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters respectively. Most patients (62.5%) had superficial burns while 25% had other associated injuries in addition to burns. About 87.5% had term spontaneous vaginal delivery. There was no maternal death but, there was an early neonatal death.ConclusionThe good outcome observed in this study with a 100% survival, could be explained by inter-disciplinary management approach given, even as most cases were minor degrees of burns. Early involvement of obstetricians in all burns affecting pregnant women is advised especially in burn centres where obstetricians are hardly in the employ.

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Current Trend in the Epidemiology of Thermal Burn Injury at a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Nigeria

Ademola,

Michael,

Iyun

et al. 2023

Journal of Burn Care &Amp; Research

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Worldwide, thermal burn is the leading etiological type of burn injury accounting for 86% of burn injuries requiring admissions. Flame, Scald, and contact burn are the leading causes of thermal burn. Changes in the sociodemographic characteristics of societies has led to alterations in the epidemiology of burn. An understanding of such changes in the epidemiology of burn is essential in formulating and executing adequate burn prevention programs. We sought to establish the current trend in the etiology, gender distribution, age, occurrence of inhalation injury, burn surface area, burn depth, and mortality rate of thermal burns at Ibadan. This was a retrospective study carried out between January 2013 and December 2022. Thermal burns constitute 92% of burn injuries. The male to female ratio was 1.4:1. There were 265(45%) patients in the pediatric age group, and 323 adults (55% of the patients). The proportion of flame, scald and contact burns were 378 (58%), 203 (32%), and 14(2%) respectively. Flame burns resulting from Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) explosion shows a rising trend, with decline in flame burns from kerosene (p<0.001). One hundred and ninety (32%) patients had inhalation injury. The overall mortality was 19% (N=114). Kerosene flame, 38% (17 out of 45 patients); and LPG Gas, 32% (41 out of 130 patients) were the most lethal causes of flame injuries (p<0.043). The study shows the increasing contribution of LPG Gas to the etiology of thermal burn injuries. Burn prevention programs should target safe use of LPG Gas stoves and cylinders.

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Burn injury in tertiary health facility in South East Nigeria: A 2 year prospective study

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Burns Care, Epidemiology and Aetiology in Newly Established Burns Unit: Atbuth

Burns Care, Epidemiology and Aetiology in Newly Established Burns Unit: Atbuth

Burns in pregnancy: Five-year experience in a tertiary hospital in southeastern Nigeria

Current Trend in the Epidemiology of Thermal Burn Injury at a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Nigeria

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