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SynthesisRevista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes2024

Self-inflicted burns in Brazil: systematic review and meta-analysis.

João Henrique Fonseca DO Nascimento, Benjamim Messias DE Souza Filho, Selton Cavalcante Tomaz, Adriano Tito Souza Vieira, Marinho Marques DA Silva Neto, André Bouzas DE Andrade, Diogo Radomille DE Santana, André Gusmão-Cunha

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Synthesis in Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Suicidality and Suicide Prevention in Brazil: A Systematic Review of Reviews.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

João Henrique Fonseca DO Nascimento- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Ciências da Vida - Salvador - BA - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8750-6116
Benjamim Messias DE Souza Filho- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Ciências da Vida - Salvador - BA - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-2204
Selton Cavalcante Tomaz- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Ciências da Vida - Salvador - BA - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-794X
Adriano Tito Souza Vieira- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Ciências da Vida - Salvador - BA - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0572-9995
Marinho Marques DA Silva Neto- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Ciências da Vida - Salvador - BA - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9728-7268
André Bouzas DE Andrade- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Ciências da Vida - Salvador - BA - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-0415
Diogo Radomille DE Santana- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Ciências da Vida - Salvador - BA - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5476-2233
André Gusmão-Cunha- Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Departamento de Ciências da Vida - Salvador - BA - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-168X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionburns represent a pivotal component of trauma in Brazil, accounting for 2 million incidents and 2,500 deaths annually. Self-intentional burns are associated with a worse prognosis, larger burned surface area, higher infection rates, and death. The lack of studies on the issue of self-immolation raises epidemiological questions regarding Brazilian victims. This study aimed to investigate the profile of burn events associated with self-injurious behavior among Brazilian victims.

methodsthis systematic review was performed according to PRISMA 2020 guidelines and evaluated the correlation between self-injurious behavior as a cause of burns in Brazilian victims and its epidemiological implications in the last 20 years (2003-2023). The MeSH terms "Burns", "Self-Injurious Behavior", "Epidemiology" and "Brazil" were queried in the PubMed/MEDLINE, SciELO, and Cochrane Library databases, and, after selection by inclusion/exclusion criteria, the most relevant studies were critically analyzed.

resultsFrom 1,077 pre-selected studies, 92 were potentially eligible, resulting in 7 manuscripts incorporated in this review. From 3,510 burned victims assembled in the pool of selected studies, 311 cases displayed self-injurious behavior. Burned patients who attempted to burn their lives have a higher risk of death (p<0.05; RR=5.1 [3.2-8.1]) and larger burned surface area (p<0.05; MD=19.2 [10-28.2]), compared to accidental cases. Moreover, the female gender was at a higher risk of attempting self-immolation (p<0.05; RR=4.01 [2.9-5.5]).

conclusionour results show that self-inflicted burn cases were associated with a larger burned surface area and a higher risk of death, and the female gender was identified as a relevant risk factor in Brazil.

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BurnsSelf-Injurious BehaviorBrazilFemaleHumansMale

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PMCPMC11185062

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