SynthesisBMC public health2010
Epidemiology of burn injuries in the East Mediterranean Region: a systematic review.
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- Women's protest suicide by self-burning in Southern and Central Asia: a political act to decry systemic discrimination, abuse and violence.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Poor methodological quality and reporting standards of systematic reviews in burn care management.International wound journal · 2017Pooled it
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- Inflammatory biomarkers and symptom presence in pediatric corrosive substance ingestion: a retrospective study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Burn Injuries at Jordan University Hospital: A Five-Year Retrospective Study with Historical Comparison.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Advancements with Photobiomodulation in Post-Burn Management/Rehabilitation: A Comparative Study on Multiwave Locked System (MLS) LASER Therapy Outcomes.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- [Assessing Ten Years of Activity in the First Burns Unit of Central Africa. Operational experience from the burns unit of the Military Teaching Hospital Omar Bongo Ondimba].Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2026Article
- Temporal Relationship Between Seasonal Burn Incidence and Clinical Severity in a Long-Term Regional Cohort.Cureus · 2026Article
- Epidemiological analysis and comparison of 259 extensive burn patients from 2010 to 2021: Evidence for autonomous medical team.PloS one · 2026Article
- Global, Regional, and National Burden of Burn Injury by Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) Involvement from 1990 to 2021, with Projections of Prevalence to 2050.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Awareness and Knowledge, Towards Burn First Aid of Pediatric Burns in Saudi Arabia: a Cross-Sectional Study.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2025Observational
- Investigation of high-risk areas of electrical damage in the province of tehran.Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2024Article
- The Impact of Burns Involving Over 50% of Total Body Surface Area - a Six-Year Retrospective Study.Maedica · 2024Article
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- Factors associated with emergency department disposition among burn injury patients: Analysis of prehospital and emergency care characteristics using South Asia Burn Registry (SABR) data.Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries · 2024Observational
- Demographic Assessment of Burn Injuries in Iranian Patients.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2024Article
- Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality Among Pediatrics Burn Victims Admitted to Burn Centers of Addis Ababa Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Global pediatric health · 2024Article
- An 11-year retrospective study on the epidemiology of paediatric burns in the north of Iran.International wound journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundBurn injuries remain one of the leading causes of injury morbidity and mortality in the World Health Organization's East Mediterranean Region. To provide an overview on the epidemiology of burn injuries in this region, a systematic review was undertaken.
methodsMedline, Embase and CINAHL were searched for publications on burns in this region published between 01/01/1997 and 16/4/2007. Data were extracted to a standard spreadsheet and synthesised using a narrative synthesis. No attempt has been made to quantitatively synthesise the data due to the large degree of clinical heterogeneity between study populations.
resultsSeventy one studies were included in the review, from 12 countries. Burn injuries were found to be one of the leading causes of injury morbidity and mortality. The reported incidence of burns ranged from 112 to 518 per 100,000 per year. Burn victims were more frequently young and approximately one third of the victims were children aged 0-5 years. Hospital mortality ranged from 5 to 37%, but was commonly above 20%. Intentional self-harm burns particularly involving women were common in some countries of the region and were associated with a very high mortality of up to 79%.
conclusionBurn injuries remain an important public health issue in the East Mediterranean Region therefore further research is required to investigate the problem and assess the effectiveness of intervention programmes.
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