Evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns, experience at secondary referral hospital in a low-income, sub-Saharan country: A cohort study
Purpose: Burns are considered as serious health problem in low-income country. They lead to patients’ morbidity and mortality beside their burden on the health care system. This study was conducted to review the clinical presentation and management outcome in a secondary referral hospital in Sudan (...
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| author | Mohammedbabalrahma Bashier Ahmed Koko Mohamed Daffalla Awadalla Gismalla Mohammed Yousof Bakhiet Alshareef Mohamed Alshareef Mohammed Aseri Aimen Elsheikh Khalil Abuelnour |
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| description | Purpose: Burns are considered as serious health problem in low-income country. They lead to patients’ morbidity and mortality beside their burden on the health care system. This study was conducted to review the clinical presentation and management outcome in a secondary referral hospital in Sudan (sub-Saharan country). Methods: This is a retrospective hospital-based cohort study. It was conducted during 2019–2021. Data was collected to determine socio-demographic characteristics of patients, site of burns, cause of burn and management outcome. Any patient presented with burns during the study periods was enrolled in the study area. Results: Total number of surgical emergency admitted during the study periods were 8126. Total number of patients who are included in this study were 133 with male predominant (53 %). Seventy-two of them are below age of 10 years. Half of the patients (53 %) presented with scalding burn. Only, 36 % of them presented to the emergency department during the first 12 h. Seventy eight percentage of them were treated and discharged while 6 % of them died. Open wound dressing was done for 84 % of patients while skin graft was done in 12 % of patients. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the situation in a low-income setting with higher prevalence among children. There are challenges and difficulty in managing burn patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5127381695a544199e608d91a1fac38f2024-04-17T04:49:38ZengElsevierBurns Open2468-91222024-04-01828286Evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns, experience at secondary referral hospital in a low-income, sub-Saharan country: A cohort studyMohammedbabalrahma Bashier Ahmed Koko0Mohamed Daffalla Awadalla Gismalla1Mohammed Yousof Bakhiet2Alshareef Mohamed Alshareef3Mohammed Aseri4Aimen Elsheikh Khalil Abuelnour5Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kordofan University, Elobeid, SudanDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Medani, Sudan; Corresponding author at: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Albaha, Saudi Arabia. Permanent address: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Medani, Sudan.Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kordofan University, Elobeid, Sudan; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kassala, Kassala, SudanDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi ArabiaPurpose: Burns are considered as serious health problem in low-income country. They lead to patients’ morbidity and mortality beside their burden on the health care system. This study was conducted to review the clinical presentation and management outcome in a secondary referral hospital in Sudan (sub-Saharan country). Methods: This is a retrospective hospital-based cohort study. It was conducted during 2019–2021. Data was collected to determine socio-demographic characteristics of patients, site of burns, cause of burn and management outcome. Any patient presented with burns during the study periods was enrolled in the study area. Results: Total number of surgical emergency admitted during the study periods were 8126. Total number of patients who are included in this study were 133 with male predominant (53 %). Seventy-two of them are below age of 10 years. Half of the patients (53 %) presented with scalding burn. Only, 36 % of them presented to the emergency department during the first 12 h. Seventy eight percentage of them were treated and discharged while 6 % of them died. Open wound dressing was done for 84 % of patients while skin graft was done in 12 % of patients. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the situation in a low-income setting with higher prevalence among children. There are challenges and difficulty in managing burn patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912224000087BurnsManagementsOutcomeLow-income countriesSub-Saharan African |
| spellingShingle | Mohammedbabalrahma Bashier Ahmed Koko Mohamed Daffalla Awadalla Gismalla Mohammed Yousof Bakhiet Alshareef Mohamed Alshareef Mohammed Aseri Aimen Elsheikh Khalil Abuelnour Evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns, experience at secondary referral hospital in a low-income, sub-Saharan country: A cohort study Burns Open Burns Managements Outcome Low-income countries Sub-Saharan African |
| title | Evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns, experience at secondary referral hospital in a low-income, sub-Saharan country: A cohort study |
| title_full | Evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns, experience at secondary referral hospital in a low-income, sub-Saharan country: A cohort study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns, experience at secondary referral hospital in a low-income, sub-Saharan country: A cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns, experience at secondary referral hospital in a low-income, sub-Saharan country: A cohort study |
| title_short | Evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns, experience at secondary referral hospital in a low-income, sub-Saharan country: A cohort study |
| title_sort | evaluation of clinical presentation and management outcome of burns experience at secondary referral hospital in a low income sub saharan country a cohort study |
| topic | Burns Managements Outcome Low-income countries Sub-Saharan African |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912224000087 |
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