Marashi S M, Sanaei-Zadeh H, Taghizadeh Behbahani A, Ayaz M, Akrami M
Emergency Room, Division of Medical Toxicology, Hazrat Ali-Asghar (p) Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2016 Dec 31;29(4):245-248.
The aim of this study was to determine the demographic characteristics of burnt children in need of hospitalization, causes of burns and associated complications in Fars province, Iran. This is a retrospective cross-sectional study. Files of all children under 15 years of age who were hospitalized in the only burn referral centre of Fars province were evaluated. Data regarding age, gender, location (urban, rural), burn surface area (BSA), cause of burn, length of hospital stay and complications were extracted from patients' files. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 22 and the Chi-square test. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. A total of 122 patients (54.9% males) were studied. Children from rural areas were hospitalized 1.4 times more often than urban children. Overall, 31.2% of admissions occurred in winter. Burning with hot liquids (scalding) was the most common cause of burns (56.6%, n = 69). Mean BSA was 12.29 ± 21.18% and mean length of hospital stay was 7.59 ± 12.78 days. Burn complications were seen in 19 cases (15.6%). One child died due to inhalational thermal injury. This study showed that burns mostly occur in boys, in the winter and in rural areas of Fars province. Furthermore, scald burns are the most common type of burn injury. Since a significant number of children suffer from permanent complications following burn injuries, special planning is needed to prevent this type of injury.
本研究旨在确定伊朗法尔斯省需要住院治疗的烧伤儿童的人口统计学特征、烧伤原因及相关并发症。这是一项回顾性横断面研究。对在法尔斯省唯一的烧伤转诊中心住院的所有15岁以下儿童的病历进行了评估。从患者病历中提取了有关年龄、性别、地点（城市、农村）、烧伤面积（BSA）、烧伤原因、住院时间和并发症的数据。使用SPSS 22版软件和卡方检验对数据进行分析。p值小于0.05被认为具有统计学意义。共研究了122例患者（54.9%为男性）。农村地区的儿童住院频率是城市儿童的1.4倍。总体而言，31.2%的入院病例发生在冬季。热液烫伤是最常见的烧伤原因（56.6%，n = 69）。平均烧伤面积为12.29±21.18%，平均住院时间为7.59±12.78天。19例（15.6%）出现烧伤并发症。1名儿童因吸入性热损伤死亡。本研究表明，烧伤大多发生在法尔斯省农村地区的男孩身上，且多在冬季发生。此外，烫伤是最常见的烧伤类型。由于大量儿童在烧伤后会出现永久性并发症，因此需要制定特殊计划来预防这类损伤。
