Dayı Sabriye, Beyeç Selma, Alpağat Şeyhmus
University of Health Sciences, Bursa City Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bursa, Turkey.
University of Health Sciences, Bursa City Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Bursa, Turkey.
Burns Open. 2021 Jul;5(3):154-161. doi: 10.1016/j.burnso.2021.06.005. Epub 2021 Jun 25.
This study aims to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on epidemiological features, burn agent, burn percentage, and hospitalization time in a burn center.
This single-center, retrospective study included a total of 401 patients admitted to our study center between October 2019 and July 2020. The patients who were admitted before March 1, 2020, were considered the pre-March group, and those who were admitted after March 1, 2020, were considered the post-March group. According to their age, the patients were further divided into groups as those aged ≤ 18 years and those aged > 18 years. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients, burn agent, burn surface area, COVID-19 status, and treatment and follow-up data were recorded.
Our study results showed no significant difference in the number of patient admission, age, and sex of patients, burn agents and length of hospital stay before and after the COVID-19 outbreak.
Burn centers can work safely in COVID-19 outbreak, paying special attention to precautions mandated by the national and global health authorities. However, the increase in pandemic burden may force the burn centers to be converted into alternate COVID-19 facilities. In such cases, the care of burn patients may pose a great problem.
本研究旨在调查新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）对烧伤中心的流行病学特征、致伤因素、烧伤面积和住院时间的影响。
本单中心回顾性研究共纳入2019年10月至2020年7月期间入住本研究中心的401例患者。2020年3月1日前入院的患者被视为3月前组，2020年3月1日后入院的患者被视为3月后组。根据年龄，患者进一步分为≤18岁组和>18岁组。记录患者的人口统计学和临床特征、致伤因素、烧伤面积、COVID-19状态以及治疗和随访数据。
我们的研究结果显示，COVID-19疫情前后患者入院人数、年龄、性别、致伤因素和住院时间无显著差异。
在COVID-19疫情期间，烧伤中心可以安全运作，特别要注意国家和全球卫生当局规定的预防措施。然而，大流行负担的增加可能迫使烧伤中心改造成备用的COVID-19设施。在这种情况下，烧伤患者的护理可能会成为一个大问题。
