Paediatric burn injuries in Enugu, South-East Nigeria: A 7-year multi-centre retrospective review
| Autor: | O.C. Nduagubam, U.C. Mba, O.O. Onumaegbu, I.I. Onah, K.E. Chukwubuike, A.I. Bisi-Onyemaechi, S. Agwu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Burn injury
medicine.medical_specialty Treatment outcome Nigeria Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine South east medicine First Aid Humans Multi centre Child Retrospective Studies Retrospective review business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Inhalation injury Emergency medicine Emergency Medicine Surgery Pediatric burn Burns business First aid |
| Zdroj: | Burns. 48:432-439 |
| ISSN: | 0305-4179 |
| Popis: | Burn injuries contribute significantly to childhood morbidity and mortality. This study was designed to document the pattern of presentation and outcome of pediatric burn injury in Enugu. Methods All children with burn injuries over a 7-year period (June 2011 to May 2018) and were managed at three tertiary health institutions, were studied. Information including their socio-demographics, clinical features and treatment outcome were obtained and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0. Results 198 out of 201 records were available for analysis. Most (186; 93.9%) burn injuries occurred at home. Hot liquid (112; 56.7%) was the commonest cause of burn injury. A lot of substances were\used topically for first aid, raw eggs (52; 31%) being the commonest. The outcome had significant association with cause of injury, depth of injury, total burn surface area (TBSA), and inhalation injury. Most were safely discharged home while a total of thirteen (6.6%) children died. LA50 was 54.87%, while the maximum TBSA salvaged was 65%. Conclusion Burn injuries in children in this environment remain a serious challenge in the face of widespread lack of awareness regarding safe practices in handling hot and flammable items at home. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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