Epidemiological analysis of burn patients in Hospital Melaka, Malaysia

Indian journal of burns Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.4103/ijb.ijb_15_20

Mohd Mohd Said, Ilyasak Hussin, I. Noran

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Background: Burn injury remains one of the most frequent public frequent public health concerns that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study aims to understand the epidemiological profile of burn patients admitted to Burn Unit, Hospital Melaka between January 2016 and December 2018. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to review burn cases that were admitted to Burn Unit, Hospital Melaka from January 2016 to December 2018. The epidemiological data of 241 patients were collected and studied. Results: The etiology of burn was determined: 230 (95.4%) thermal burns, 4 (1.7%) electrical burns, and 7 (2.9%) chemical burns. In 230 cases of thermal burn, 85 (37.0%) of accidents were caused by flames, 119 (51.7%) by scalds, and 26 (11.3%) by contact with hot objects. One hundred and eighty-nine (63.2%) of the patients were male, the remaining 110 patients (36.8%) were female. The female/male ratio was 1:1.7. The duration of hospitalization stay was 8 days. Mortality rate was 3.34% with 50% of deaths following major burn were due to sepsis with multiorgan failure. Conclusion: This study provides an overview on demographic features of burn patients admitted to Hospital Melaka.

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马来西亚马六甲医院烧伤病人的流行病学分析

背景：烧伤仍然是最常见的公共卫生问题之一，与严重的发病率和死亡率有关。本研究旨在了解2016年1月至2018年12月期间入住马六甲医院烧伤科的烧伤患者的流行病学特征。方法：对2016年1月至2018年12月入住马六甲医院烧伤科的烧伤病例进行回顾性研究。对241例患者的流行病学资料进行了收集和研究。结果：确定了烧伤的病因：热烧伤230例（95.4%），电烧伤4例（1.7%），化学烧伤7例（2.9%）。在230例热烧伤中，85例（37.0%）是由火焰引起的，119例（51.7%）是由烫伤引起的，26例（11.3%）是由接触热物体引起的。一百八十九名患者（63.2%）为男性，其余110名患者（36.8%）为女性。男女比例为1:1.7。住院时间为8天。死亡率为3.34%，严重烧伤后50%的死亡是由于败血症和多器官衰竭。结论：本研究对马六甲医院烧伤患者的人口学特征进行了综述。

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