Assessment of 121 Burn Patients Admitted to the Surgery Department: A Retrospective Study
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2019-07
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Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciences
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Background: Burns can be very destructive, and severelyendanger the health and lives of humans. Hence; the presentretrospective study was undertaken for assessing the 121 burnpatients admitted to the surgery department.Materials and Methods: Sample size for the present studyincluded 121 consecutive burn patients. From the department,detailed record of all the burn patients was obtained. Cause ofburn was separately recorded. Thorough examination of thedata records was done for assessing the complete clinical andtreatment profile. Following variables were recorded: Age,Gender, Socio-economic status, Location of burn, surgicaltreatment protocol followed, and Hospital stay. All the resultswere analyzed by SPSS software.Results: Scald and flame were the most common cause ofburn, found to be responsible for 48.76 percent and 28.92percent of the cases respectively. Mean hospital stay was 48.6days. 62 patients belonged to the lower class, while 39 patientsbelonged to middle class. Surgical treatment was carriedout in 46 patients, while conservative treatment without surgicalintervention was done in 75 patients. Total body surface areaof more than 60 percent was involved in 23 cases.Conclusion: Prevalence of burn is significantly high amongchildren, thereby associate with prolonged hospital stays.
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Burn, Surgery
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Yadav HariKesh. Assessment of 121 Burn Patients Admitted to the Surgery Department: A Retrospective Study. International Journal of Medical Research Professionals. 2019 Jul; 5(4): 142-145