Epidemiological Profile of Burn Injuries in Basrah

Fathallah, Zuhair F

doi:10.33762/bsurg.2005.55417

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“…The case fatality rate among the study group in this study is about one in tenth which is higher than that reported by other study conducted in Jordan [22] but the mortality in our study is lower than what was reported by other study and the cure rate was much higher than what was depicted by Banhansali et al 7.3% [28] .Those who need surgical intervention of some sort once or twice by wound excision and or skin graft in this study are about 12% which much is less than that reported by Fathallah in Basrah province where about 22.4% of the studied burn patients were treated by surgical intervention, this difference may be related to the difference in the sample size or the availability of resources required for plastic surgery including trained medical staff [34] .…”

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Burn Injury Characteristics and Outcomes among Hospitalized Patients in Tertiary Burn Unit

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Background: Burn Injuries constituted an important high priority health problem especially in little and medium salary republics including Iraq.Objective: Identify the characteristics of burn injuries and its outcomes among patients admitted to Al-Hilla Teaching Hospital burn unit-Babylon Province Iraq.Method: This was observational cross sectional hospital based study, burn injury data were collected from the interview of burn patients admitted to burn unit of Al Hilla Teaching Hospital,Babylon Province, Iraq during the last four months during the year 2019, using special data collection questionnaire included; burn patients demographic characteristics, period of hospital stay (days), size of total body surface areas, degrees of burn injuries, types of treatment and the outcomes.Results: The highest proportion of cases were males, the majority of patients were young adults and children, about four fifth of cases were rural dwellers (78%). The means and standard deviations of duration of hospitalization and total surface areas were 5.72+53 days and 21,9+21.1 respectively, about two thirds of the study group were second and or third degrees burn, only 12% of patients were treated surgically by wound excision and skin graft, 67% of patients were cured while the case fatality rate was 9%. Conclusion:Children, males and poorly educated patients were the majority of cases, about nine in tenth were treated conservatively and about two thirds of cases were cured.

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Burn Injury Characteristics and Outcomes among Hospitalized Patients in Tertiary Burn Unit

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“…[7,8] A large body area involved may be more dangerous to life than a deeper, more localized burn, it is generally considered that 30-50 per cent involvement of the total body surface is incompatible with survival. [9] Back in the 1990s, an epidemiological study by Fathallah Z. have described a mortality rate of 23.1% among patients admitted for burn injuries in Basrah city, [10] another Iraqi study in Hilla city showed that number of males who had burn injuries was higher than females among hospitalized patients with overall mortality rate of 17.5%. [11] Globally, around 4% of burn admissions caused by Self-inflicted injuries.…”

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The prevalence of burn related deaths in Basrah

Mohammed¹

2018

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Background: Burns are injuries to the skin that might be caused by high temperatures, chemicals or different other mechanisms. In Iraq and other developing countries, burns represent an important health problem with many effects on life causing morbidity and mortality, and exert many consequences including disability, psychological impact and financial loss. The aim of this study was to explore the demographics and types of burns, factors associated with burn fatalities, and to evaluate the magnitude of this problem with focusing on causes and manner of thermal deaths among the victims. Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from autopsies of burn-related deaths reported to Department of Forensic Medicine in Basrah province, southern part of Iraq during a period of 4 years from 1 st of January 2013 to 31 st of December 2016, along with information retrieved from hospital records, history and information from close relatives. Results: Out of total of 4244 autopsies conducted during that period, 373 of them were burn-related deaths. The majority of the victims were females (75%). Most of the injuries (89%) were caused by flame. The commonest age group involved in both males and females was (20-29) years. Suicidal burns constituted 62%, and the higher proportion was seen among females. Domestic problems along with psychiatric illnesses were the main factors associated with self-inflicted burns. Conclusion: Burning deaths represent a large proportion among the overall unnatural deaths in Basrah city, the higher proportion of burn-related deaths was observed in females, and among suicidal burn deaths, females constituted more than ninety percent.

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Epidemiological Profile of Burn Injuries in Basrah

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Burn Injury Characteristics and Outcomes among Hospitalized Patients in Tertiary Burn Unit

Burn Injury Characteristics and Outcomes among Hospitalized Patients in Tertiary Burn Unit

The prevalence of burn related deaths in Basrah

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