Clinical Profile of Pediatric Burn Patients in Burn Care Unit of Halibet Hospital in 2018: Asmara, Eritrea

Mohammed, Mahmud; Mekonen, Yohannes; Berhe, Hermon

doi:10.2147/phmt.s288154

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“…The current study showed that most burn injuries occurred in the study setting during the winter (dry) season. This finding is consistent with a study from Eritrea 21 and a review done in Nigeria. 28 However, it is in contrast to a study done in Iraq, where burns are more frequent during autumn.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…In the current study, the majority of the burn injuries (79.8%) were occurring in children. This finding was similar to studies done in Asmara, Eritrea (75%), 21 Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa (76%), 13 western Kenya (82%). 22 The reason might be due to children being unaware of the surrounding environment, lack of instinct to understand the danger of different objects, high physical activity, especially during the children developing locomotor.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…This finding is consistent with the other previous studies. 13,21,22,30,32,34,37 This might be explained by the common cause of burn injuries in this study was scald burn, which affected the outer layers of skin (epidermis) and part of the second layers of skin (dermis) exposed the body to infection. In this study, the median (IQR) of TBSA was less than 20%.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…This finding is similar to other previous studies. 21,24,[34][35][36] This might be due to similarity in sample size, admission criteria of burn injuries, causative agent and early diagnosis of burn injuries before organism invade and body loss surface epithelial that increase TBSA of burn patients.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Clinical Profiles and the Outcomes of Burn Patients Admitted to the Burn Unit of Jimma Medical Center

Mulugeta¹,

Alemayehu²,

Gerema³

2021

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Background: Burn is a serious public health problem and a leading cause of disability and disfigurement. However, there was no published study from our Hospital Burn Unit that assessed the clinical profiles and the outcomes of burn patients. Objective: This study was aimed to assess the clinical profiles and the outcomes of patients admitted with burn injuries. Methods: Hospital-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Burn Unit of JMC. Systematic random sampling was used to include the burn patients. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Descriptive statistics, chi-square (χ 2 ), and student-t-test were performed to describe and assess the relationships between the variables. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the factors affecting the length of hospital stays. Results: One hundred twenty-four burn patients (51.6% female) were included. The majority (79.84%) of the patients were in the age category of less than 29 years. Scalds (47.6%) were the most common cause of burns with three times in females. The extremities (93.5%) were the most frequently affected areas. Patients with second-degree superficial burns accounted for 61.3% of all patients. In 95.88% of the patients, the total body surface area burn (TBSA) was below 20%. Lactated ringers (69.4%) and tramadol (71.0%) were the most frequently used IV fluid for resuscitation and analgesic agent for pain, respectively. Patients who undergo any of the surgical procedures stayed in the hospital for greater than 30 days more than 4 times likely (OR = 4.8, 95% CI 2.08-11.2, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Scalds are the most common cause of burn injury, particularly in patients aged less than 14 years. Educating the community about the risk groups, household safety precautions, and early seeking medical care may reduce the incidence and morbidity of burn injuries.

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Clinical Profiles and the Outcomes of Burn Patients Admitted to the Burn Unit of Jimma Medical Center

Mulugeta¹,

Alemayehu²,

Gerema³

2021

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“…Flame burns were seen in 16 patients (10.6%), while only 2 patients (1.6%) were hospitalized with the diagnosis of electrical burns. Etiological data of this age group show similar characteristics in current publications (7,(20)(21)(22).…”

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confidence: 82%

Pediatrik yanıklar ve yanık yaralanmalarının önde gelen etkenleri

Basaran

Özlü

2022

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Objective: Burn trauma is an important health problem especially in children who are the most affected group as they are not fully capable of protecting themselves from injuries. The aim of this study is to present the clinical features of preschool pediatric burn patients treated in our tertiary burn center and highlight the main factors leading to burn injury. Material and Methods: A total of 123 preschool-aged patients who were hospitalized in our burn center between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021 were included in this cross-sectional study. Burn etiology and the environmental factors leading to burn injury were obtained from face to face interviews with parents of the children. Demographic and clinical data of the patients were recorded. Results:The mean age of the study population was 2.40±1.3 years. The etiology of burn was mainly scalds (%87.8). Flame (10.6%) and electrical (1.6%) burns were less common in this age group. Among the patients 81 (%65.9) of them were living in urban area, 32 (%26) in rural area and 10 (%8.1) in tents or refugee camps. The household population was 5.53±2.3 person. In most of the cases, the children were not alone (%84.6) during the burn injury and in %54.5 of cases the kitchen was the place of injury. Conclusion: Overcrowded conditions were prominent in the environment in which the patients lived. Although there was an adult nearby at the time of injury there was lack of supervision by the caregiver. The burns are likely to occur in the kitchen where unsafe cooking and dining on the floor takes place. Therefore kitchen safety should be ensured first and other home security measures should be taken in order to prevent pediatric burns.

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