@article{ref1,
title="Burns in the emergency department: a one-year single center analysis on 355 cases",
journal="Chirurgia / Uniunea Societătilor de Stiinte Medicale din România",
year="2020",
author="Pieptu, Vlad and Mihai, Alexandru and Groza, Costin and Gheorghiţă, Corneliu and Cimpoieşu, Diana and Azoicăi, Doina",
volume="115",
number="4",
pages="486-492",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Burns are common reasons for emergency department presentations. While extensive or special burns require treatment in a specialized center, the majority are amenable to ambulatory treatment or hospitalization in a surgical ward. Romania has a national data collecting mechanism regarding all hospitalized patients, but there are no available statistics concerning non-hospitalized burn cases. This study aims to explore the amplitude of burn trauma by analyzing data from an Emergency Department at a major Romanian regional trauma center. <br><br>METHODS: This is a retrospective single-center 1-year study of all burn-related emergency department presentations at the trauma referral center for Romania's North-East region, in 2015. Included in the study were all cases of burns, indiscriminate of their etiology. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 355 burn cases were analyzed. The average monthly number of cases was 29.58, with a maximum of 54 and a minimum of 18. There were 206 males and 149 females and 57.7% urban residents. Only 134 cases have been hospitalized during this period. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Almost two-thirds of cases have not been hospitalized, thus missing from national statistics. Precise epidemiological data is paramount for a successful national burn management strategy. Creation of a national burn registry is suggested.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1221-9118",
doi="10.21614/chirurgia.115.4.486",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.21614/chirurgia.115.4.486"
}