ArticleRevista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
Characteristics and outcome of burned children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Treatment outcomes of burn injury and its associated factor among children in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Association of the abbreviated burn severity index with mortality in severely burned patients: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- An 11-year retrospective study on the epidemiology of paediatric burns in the north of Iran.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of pediatric trauma in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An observational cohort study.Saudi medical journal · 2023Observational
- Nursing care directed to burned patients: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Article
- [Research advances on the effect of resistance training on the rehabilitation of burned children].Zhonghua shao shang za zhi = Zhonghua shaoshang zazhi = Chinese journal of burns · 2021Review
- Mortality analysis of adult burn patients in Uruguay.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva · 2020Observational
- Prognostic factors in patients with burns.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2020Review
- Profile and outcome of burn injuries amongst preschool children in a developing country.Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyze the characteristics and outcomes of children hospitalized for burns in a pediatric trauma intensive care unit for burn patients.
methodsAn observational study was conducted through the retrospective analysis of children (< 16 years) admitted to the pediatric trauma intensive care unit for burn victims between January 2013 and December 2015. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were analyzed including the causal agent, burned body surface, presence of inhalation injury, length of hospital stay and mortality.
resultsThe study analyzed a sum of 140 patients; 61.8% were male, with a median age of 24 months and an overall mortality of 5%. The main cause of burns was scalding (51.4%), followed by accidents involving fire (38.6%) and electric shock (6.4%). Mechanical ventilation was used in 20.7% of the cases. Associated inhalation injury presented a relative risk of 6.1 (3.5 - 10.7) of needing ventilatory support and a relative risk of mortality of 14.1 (2.9 - 68.3) compared to patients without this associated injury. A significant connection was found between burned body surface and mortality (p < 0.002), reaching 80% in patients with a burned area greater than 50%. Patients who died had a significantly higher Tobiasen Abbreviated Burn Severity Index than survivors (9.6 ± 2.2 versus 4.4 ± 1.1; p < 0.001). A Tobiasen Abbreviated Burn Severity Index ≥ 7 represented a relative risk of death of 68.4 (95%CI 9.1 - 513.5).
conclusionScalding burns are quite frequent and are associated with high morbidity. Mortality is associated with the amount of burned body surface and the presence of inhalation injury. Special emphasis should be given to accidents involving fire, reinforcing proper diagnosis and treatment of inhalation injury.
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