Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality Among Pediatrics Burn Victims Admitted to Burn Centers of Addis Ababa Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
| Autor: | Zerihun Demisse Bushen MSc, Taye Mezgebu Ashine MSc, Girum Sebsibie Teshome PhD, Tewodros Tesfaye Kebede MSc, Tadesse Sahle Adeba MSc |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Global Pediatric Health, Vol 11 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2333-794X 2333794X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2333794X241277341 |
| Popis: | Background . Burn is a major public health problem in pediatric populations worldwide. This study aimed to determine the survival status and predictors of mortality among pediatric burn victims admitted to burn centers in Ethiopia. Methods . A retrospective cohort study was conducted on the patient charts of 412 pediatric patients with burn injuries at burn centers in Addis Ababa from the 1st of January 2016 to the 30th of December 2019. Data was entered into the Epi-Data manager. Then, the data was exported to STATA V-14 for cleaning and analysis. For the analysis, the proportional hazard model was used. After the model fitness test, variables with a P -value of |
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