Pattern of Burn Injuries and Outcome in Children

Objective: To identify the cause and factors associated with mortality in burn injuries among the children. Study design: A hospital based cross sectional study Patients & Method:. A total of 94 children admitted during September 2009 to March 2010 at a tertiary care hospital were included....

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Main Authors: Syed Zubair Ahmed, Farhat Hussain Mirza, Paras Mangi, Sana Yaseen, Sahirah Waseem
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Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
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Online Access:https://jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1564
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author Syed Zubair Ahmed
Farhat Hussain Mirza
Paras Mangi
Sana Yaseen
Sahirah Waseem
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Farhat Hussain Mirza
Paras Mangi
Sana Yaseen
Sahirah Waseem
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description Objective: To identify the cause and factors associated with mortality in burn injuries among the children. Study design: A hospital based cross sectional study Patients & Method:. A total of 94 children admitted during September 2009 to March 2010 at a tertiary care hospital were included. The variables investigated include age, gender, type of burn, percentage of body surface area burnt, hospital stay and clinical outcome. Results: Out of 94 children 48 (51.06%) were male and 46 (48.93%) were female. Mean age was 8.97 ± 4.64 years. Children above 6 years were more affected and flame or fire was the leading cause of burn injuries, whereas scald burns affected children less than 6 years of age. Over all mortality was 22.8% and more deaths were noticed in children above 6 year. Mean TBSA was 24.91 ± 24.15 and mean hospital stay was 6.95 ± 6.81 days. 90% mortality was observed in children with TBSA > 60%. A significant association was found between TBSA and mortality (p-value <0.000).There was also a significant association between age of the child and causative agent (p - value<0.000). Conclusion: Females with flame burn injuries were more affected in age group above 6 years, while children at pre-school age were affected by scalds. It indicates that burn injuries mainly occur in domestic setup and are therefore preventable. More vulnerable group includes children with TBSA between 30 and 60% and requires more intensive treatment to reduce the mortality
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spelling doaj.art-2017ac55f2cd43d5a2189404c51dd9c62023-05-28T03:11:06ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802013-04-0171Pattern of Burn Injuries and Outcome in ChildrenSyed Zubair Ahmed0Farhat Hussain Mirza1Paras Mangi2Sana Yaseen3Sahirah Waseem4Department of Forensic Medicine, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.Final Year MBBS, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanFinal Year MBBS, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PakistanFinal Year MBBS, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan Objective: To identify the cause and factors associated with mortality in burn injuries among the children. Study design: A hospital based cross sectional study Patients & Method:. A total of 94 children admitted during September 2009 to March 2010 at a tertiary care hospital were included. The variables investigated include age, gender, type of burn, percentage of body surface area burnt, hospital stay and clinical outcome. Results: Out of 94 children 48 (51.06%) were male and 46 (48.93%) were female. Mean age was 8.97 ± 4.64 years. Children above 6 years were more affected and flame or fire was the leading cause of burn injuries, whereas scald burns affected children less than 6 years of age. Over all mortality was 22.8% and more deaths were noticed in children above 6 year. Mean TBSA was 24.91 ± 24.15 and mean hospital stay was 6.95 ± 6.81 days. 90% mortality was observed in children with TBSA > 60%. A significant association was found between TBSA and mortality (p-value <0.000).There was also a significant association between age of the child and causative agent (p - value<0.000). Conclusion: Females with flame burn injuries were more affected in age group above 6 years, while children at pre-school age were affected by scalds. It indicates that burn injuries mainly occur in domestic setup and are therefore preventable. More vulnerable group includes children with TBSA between 30 and 60% and requires more intensive treatment to reduce the mortality https://jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1564Burnschildrenscaldsmortalitytotal body surface area (TBSA)
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Farhat Hussain Mirza
Paras Mangi
Sana Yaseen
Sahirah Waseem
Pattern of Burn Injuries and Outcome in Children
Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
Burns
children
scalds
mortality
total body surface area (TBSA)
title Pattern of Burn Injuries and Outcome in Children
title_full Pattern of Burn Injuries and Outcome in Children
title_fullStr Pattern of Burn Injuries and Outcome in Children
title_full_unstemmed Pattern of Burn Injuries and Outcome in Children
title_short Pattern of Burn Injuries and Outcome in Children
title_sort pattern of burn injuries and outcome in children
topic Burns
children
scalds
mortality
total body surface area (TBSA)
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