Zvizdic Z, Bećirović K, Salihagić S, Milisic E, Jonuzi A, Karamustafic A
Clinic of Paediatric Surgery, University Clinical Centre Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Medical Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2017 Dec 31;30(4):250-255.
We first aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and clinical pattern of hospitalized paediatric burn patients in Sarajevo Canton. Second, we aimed to determine the targets for the paediatric burn prevention program. This descriptive retrospective study was carried out to analyse the demographic, etiologic and clinical data of 73 hospitalized paediatric burn patients in Sarajevo Canton over a 5-year period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2016. The differences between various groups were evaluated using the chisquare test. During the course of the study, 73 paediatric burns (37 boys and 36 girls; ratio 1:0.97) were hospitalized. The overall mean age was 3.0 ± 2.9 years (range: 3 months to 12.5 years). The mean total body surface area burned was 8.4 ± 8.3%. The most common causes of burns in children were scald injuries (84.9%) followed by contact with a hot object (9.6%). No children were found to have burns caused by chemicals or electricity. A total of 97.3% of paediatric burn injuries occurred at home (p<0.001), and almost all were preventable. Although the most burns were recorded in the spring months (35.6%), there was no significant seasonal variation in burns (p = 0.199). Average length of hospital stay (LOS) was 16.32 ± 12 days (range: 1 to 65 days). The findings of the current study revealed that the main cause of paediatric burns was scald occurring at home. These data can contribute to the development of a prevention program to protect the paediatric population from burns.
我们的首要目标是调查萨拉热窝县住院儿童烧伤患者的流行病学特征和临床模式。其次，我们旨在确定儿童烧伤预防项目的目标。本描述性回顾性研究旨在分析2012年1月1日至2016年12月31日这5年间萨拉热窝县73例住院儿童烧伤患者的人口统计学、病因学和临床数据。使用卡方检验评估不同组之间的差异。在研究过程中，73例儿童烧伤患者（37名男孩和36名女孩；比例为1:0.97）住院治疗。总体平均年龄为3.0±2.9岁（范围：3个月至12.5岁）。平均烧伤总面积为8.4±8.3%。儿童烧伤最常见的原因是烫伤（84.9%），其次是接触热物体（9.6%）。未发现有儿童因化学物质或电导致烧伤。总共97.3%的儿童烧伤发生在家中（p<0.001），几乎所有烧伤都是可预防的。尽管春季记录的烧伤病例最多（35.6%），但烧伤的季节差异无统计学意义（p = 0.199）。平均住院时间（LOS）为16.32±12天（范围：1至65天）。本研究结果表明，儿童烧伤的主要原因是在家中发生的烫伤。这些数据有助于制定预防项目，以保护儿童群体免受烧伤。
