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ArticleEuropean burn journal2022

The Impact of COVID-19 on Burns: A Brazilian Study.

Carolina Moura, Marcela Bittencourt, Maria Luíza Cazumbá, Alexandra Buda, Alexis Bowder, Daniel Scott Corlew, Fábio Mendes Botelho Filho, Lucas Barboza, Laura Pompermaier

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9 authors.

Carolina MouraDepartment of Neurology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi 24020-140, Brazil.
Marcela BittencourtDepartment of Medicine, Universidade José Rosário do Vellano, Belo Horizonte 31710-030, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1839-5480
Maria Luíza CazumbáDepartment of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Alexandra BudaProgram in Global Surgery and Social Change-PGSSC, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Alexis BowderProgram in Global Surgery and Social Change-PGSSC, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Daniel Scott CorlewProgram in Global Surgery and Social Change-PGSSC, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6101-0443
Fábio Mendes Botelho FilhoDepartment of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Lucas BarbozaDepartment of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Laura PompermaierDepartment of Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Burns, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the strategies chosen to contain the spread, such as social isolation and use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer, were suspected to increase the risk of domestic accidents, especially burns. The aim of this study was, therefore, to investigate possible differences in epidemiological trends among burned patients admitted to the main referral hospital of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, before and during the pandemic.

methodsAll categories of new burns admitted at the Burn Unit of the João XXIII Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The study group consisted of burn patients admitted between 1 March and 31 December 2020, and the control group consisted of those admitted between 1 March and 31 December 2019. The population was analyzed descriptively, and differences between patients admitted before and during the pandemic were tested using t-test, Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney Rank Sum test, the Chi-Squared test or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate.

resultsDuring the study period, 914 patients were admitted at the burns unit, 535 before the pandemic (control group) and 379 during the pandemic (study group). During the pandemic, referral from other hospitals decreased, while time between injury and admission remained unchanged. TBSA% and LOS diminished, while the depth of burns, presence of inhalation injuries, and in-hospital mortality did not. In adults, the place and mechanism of injury changed during the pandemic, while in children they did not.

conclusionFewer patients with burns were referred for specialized burn care during the pandemic, although patients admitted for specialized burn care had smaller TBSA% and shorter LOS.

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BrazilburnsCOVID-19epidemiology

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PMCPMC11571859

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