Pattern of burns identified in the Pediatrics Emergency Department at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City: Riyadh

Alharthy, Nesrin; Mutairi, Mohammad Al; AlQueflie, Sulaiman; Nefesa, Aminah Bin; Manie, Najd Bin; Nafesa, Salahaldin Bin; Zahrani, Fawaz Saeed Al

doi:10.4103/0976-9668.175019

Cited by 18 publications

(24 citation statements)

References 25 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Many of studies around the world have similar results 36,43,44,46,47 Equipment and products were more responsible for flame burn diverse, but the most important of them were home equipment's used for cooking or heating. Another factor contributing to the risk of these cylinders usually places it near the cooker equipment's inside the kitchen, especially in old buildings.…”

Section: 41-44supporting

confidence: 52%

Characteristics of Burn Injury and Factors in Relation to Infection among Pediatric Patients

Babakir‐Mina¹

2017

MOJGG

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Burn injury is one of the most common and devastating forms of trauma and a major health problem of pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide. The risk of infection in pediatric burns is well-known. An observational checklist was used by the researcher to assess the patients' characteristics and factors related to burn injury and infection from 1037 pediatric patients. The observational data collection showed that 56.5% of patients were males. The highest risk groups for burn injury are preschool stages. The most frequent places for burns were home 97.5%. The mechanism of burn includes scalds 72.5%, flame 22.8%, contact 2.1%, electrical 1.8%, chemical 0.8% and friction 0.2%. The prevalence of infection was 23.4%. Patients from flame burns more likely get infections 39.1% (p=0.001). Other factors associated with infection such as degree of burns, extent of body burn surface and length of hospital stay. Regarding etiology of scald burn injury, hot water is a predominant cause of burn injury 78.99%. There was a significant relation between Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) and mortality p<0.001. Patients with >40% of TBSA has a high proportion rate for death 55.7%. The majority of died patients caused by flame 65.6% and statistically highly significant P<0.001. Infection and inhalation injury are the main factors related to death 37.7% vs. 58.0%. From 748 positive samples, the most common found organism was MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 34.2%, followed by Pseudomonas aerogenosa and Acienetobacter baumannii 16.7%, 16.4% respectively. Patients with greater mean TBSA and prolonged hospital stay more likely to get Gram-negative bacterial and fungal infections and highly statistically significant p<0.001. Many other studies are need to determine the epidemiology and factors related to microbiological infection among pediatric burn patients. Keywords: pediatric, burn patient, nosocomial infection, tbsa & mrsa MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics Research ArticleOpen Access Source of organisms are found in the patient's own endogenous, from exogenous in the environment, and from healthcare personal or parents. The most common type of Nosocomial infections in burned children's is bloodstream infections, pneumonia, UTI, skin and surgical site infections. Organisms such as gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, viral and yeast/fungal are the main causes of burn nosocomial infections. 16,17 Burn centers and burn hospitals should routinely determine and observe the specific pattern of burn microbial infection, time-related changes in the predominant microbial flora of the burn patient, the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of microorganisms implicated in burn wound infections in a given time period, and trends in the nosocomial spread of these agents. Characteristics of burn injury and factors in relation to infection among pediatric patients 18,19 Methods Study design and settingThe study was conducted at Sulaimani Burn and Plastic Surgery Hospital, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The data collection w...

show abstract

Section: 41-44supporting

confidence: 52%

Characteristics of Burn Injury and Factors in Relation to Infection among Pediatric Patients

Babakir‐Mina¹

2017

MOJGG

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…When reviewing the type of injuries in this study, one in four children aged five years or below had burn injury, which was the second most common type after musculoskeletal injuries, which was the most common across all age groups. Similar findings were found by Alharthy et al, who reported 48.6% of burn injuries occurred in children between one and three years of age [7].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…In a study conducted by Alharthy et al in the same hospital [7], the rate of burn injuries was 4.9/1,000/year compared to this study, which reported an incidence rate of 2.15/1,000/year. The difference could be attributed to our study reported the admitted cases only.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 58%

“…In Saudi Arabia, a retrospective study collected data on burn injuries among the pediatric age group attending the ED at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study found the annual rate of injuries to be 4.9/1,000 patients; children aged one to three years accounted for most of the burn cases (48.6%), with scaled burns being the leading cause of injuries, especially from hot water and drinks, and 35% of cases occurred at home [7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Morbidity Patterns of Non-Traffic Unintentional Injuries Among the Pediatric Age Group Attending the Emergency Department at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AlAteeq¹,

Alsulayhim²,

AlHargan³

et al. 2020

Cureus

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this study is to measure the magnitude and describe morbidity pattern, management, and outcome of non-traffic unintentional injuries among a pediatric age group at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods This is a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Emergency Department (ED) of King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, including all pediatric patients aged 0 to 14 years who had non-traffic unintentional injuries and admitted to the ED from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2017. The number of children included for the specified period was 491 patients. Results A total of 491 patients were included over the study period; the majority were males (64%). The most common injury types were fractures, dislocations, and subluxations (47.3%) followed by penetration injuries (21%) and burn injuries (17.5%). The most involved body site was the upper limbs (45.2%) followed by head and neck (24.2%) and lower limbs (17.3%). Fall was the leading mechanism of injuries (47.7%) followed by hot liquids and chemical exposure (14.5%). Most of the cases resulted in no significant disabilities (40%), 21.6% resulted in short-term disability, 24.2% had long-term disability, and 12.8% had permanent disabilities. There were six cases (1.2%) of mortality. Conclusions Non-traffic unintentional pediatric injuries are common with significant morbidity and complications, and most of them are preventable. More efforts are needed to increase public awareness and to implement preventive measures at households and public places.

show abstract

“…The most common causes of burns among Saudi children were the hot liquids burns followed by flame injuries. 7,8 This was supported by study conducted among children in Makah city, which found that majority of burn injuries were related to the direct hit exposure by high temperature fluids. 9 Only one study, conducted by Jamal et al, in Jeddah city, investigateda wide range of age groups in relation to the patterns of burns.…”

Section: Issn: 2320-5407mentioning

confidence: 87%

Burn Injuries and Associated Causes in Al Kharj Province of Saudi Arabia: Are They Preventable?

Morgan¹,

Sultan²,

AlHarbi³

et al. 2017

IJAR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction:Currently, studies investigated burn injuries and their causes in Saudi Arabia mainly focused on pediatric patients, while epidemiology of burns among the adult population required more exploration. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of burns and associated factors among both children and adults in one of the largest Saudi Arabian province. Methods: This is a surgical audit type study included patients admitted with the burns to the surgical department of King Khaled Hospital in Al Kharj province of Saudi Arabia. The medical records of 60 patients with burn injuries, admitted from 2010 to 2015 inclusive, were reviewed for demographic factors, the pattern of burns,the severity of burn injuries and associated trauma injury severity score (ISS), the length of hospital stay, the types of burns, and the most common body locations. Descriptive statistics including frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations were demonstrated in tables and graphs. Inferential statistics were used to detect significant study associations. The P values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: This study included 60 patients, where 57%were non-Saudis and the majority were adult males. The most affected body parts were the upper extremities followed by lower extremities and the head. The most common types of burns where hot liquid burns (43.3%), followed by flame burns (28.3%). The significant correlations were found between the mechanism of burn and patient's gender and age. The burns area was directly related to the length of hospital stay and correlated well to the age (p=0.037). Conclusion:The hot liquid burns are the most common types of burns followed by the flame burns. The hot liquid burns were commonly affecting Saudi nationality, children and female gender. The areas of burns are well correlated to the age of affected patients and the length of hospital stay.

show abstract

Pattern of burns identified in the Pediatrics Emergency Department at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City: Riyadh

Cited by 18 publications

References 25 publications

Characteristics of Burn Injury and Factors in Relation to Infection among Pediatric Patients

Characteristics of Burn Injury and Factors in Relation to Infection among Pediatric Patients

Morbidity Patterns of Non-Traffic Unintentional Injuries Among the Pediatric Age Group Attending the Emergency Department at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Burn Injuries and Associated Causes in Al Kharj Province of Saudi Arabia: Are They Preventable?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About