Citation

Abad P, Acosta D, Martínez Ibáñez V, Lloret J, Patiño B, Gubern L, Carol J, Boix Ochoa J. Cir. Pediatr. 2000; 13(3): 97-101.

Vernacular Title

Quemaduras en la infancia. Trascendencia social a las puertas del 2000.

Affiliation

Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Unidad de Quemados, Hospital Materno Infantil, Vall d'Hebron, Po Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, 08035 Barcelona.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Pat Ediciones)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12601937

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The thermic wounds in childhood are the third cause of morbility at hospital in our ambiance. The knowledge about incidence, the causal agents more frequent, and the detailed analysis of different variants about the subject are the unique manner to try to establish precautions against. The aim of this project is to analyse the factors and situations associated with thermic wound, through the retrospective study about the patients admitted. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During three years, 362 patients were admitted at hospital, between 0 and 14 years old, following the criterion: barge burn size more than 10%, critical location (hands, face, neck), causal agent (electricity, chemical) or social situation. Different facts were analyzed about provenance, place, causal agent, burned part of the body, degree of lesion and the average stay at hospital. RESULTS: There were 59.6% males, and 40.3% females. Children between 1 and 5 years old, represented the largest group of patients, 205 cases. The 66% were from other hospital were they receive the first aid. The 98.7% were burned at home, and the place more frequent was kitchen, 51%. The causal agent was liquid in 65.4%, specially scald with water about 104 cases. The zones more affected were the face (39.2%), and the superior extremities, about 81% second degree superficial or deep. The size was 10 to 20% in 19% of patients, and more than 40% in 0.2% of children. The average stay was 17.47 days at hospital.

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