Subrahmanyam M
Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Miraj and P.V.P. Government Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2006 Dec 31;19(4):177-9.
During a 5-yr period (1999-2004), of the 529 women of reproductive age admitted with burns, 44 (7.4%) were pregnant. Of these 44, 37 (84%) were in the age group 15-25 yr and 22 (50%) were in the second trimester; 33 burns (75%) were accidental and 11 (25%) the result of suicide attempts. Flame burns accounted for 42 out of the 44 cases (95.5%); two cases were due to scalds (4.5%). Maternal death occurred in 28 of the cases (63.6%) and foetal death in 29 (65.9%). The maternal complications that led to mortality were shock in 15 cases (53.6%), respiratory distress in 8 (28.6%) and sepsis in 14 (50.0%); one patient had corneal perforation.
在1999年至2004年的5年期间，529名育龄期烧伤女性患者中，44名（7.4%）为孕妇。这44名孕妇中，37名（84%）年龄在15至25岁之间，22名（50%）处于孕中期；33例烧伤（75%）为意外事故，11例（25%）为自杀未遂所致。44例病例中有42例（95.5%）为火焰烧伤；2例（4.5%）为烫伤。28例（63.6%）发生孕产妇死亡，29例（65.9%）发生胎儿死亡。导致死亡的孕产妇并发症包括15例（53.6%）休克、8例（28.6%）呼吸窘迫和14例（50.0%）脓毒症；1例患者发生角膜穿孔。
