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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
This retrospective review of data from a single burn centre revealed a sharp decrease in the mortality associated with childhood burn. Between January 1998 and January 2006, 1035 children were admitted to our burn unit in Ankara. The overall mortality was 5.8%, falling from 23% between 1998 and 2000 to 5.6% between 2001 and 2005. Scalds were commonest among the younger and flame and electrical burns among the older children. Flame burns were associated with the largest burned body surface areas and highest mortality rates. Electrical burns remained a major health problem with significant amputation rates and lengths of hospital stay. Candidaemia was a mortal consequence of burn. Renovation of the unit with changes in the management of burn victims from conservative treatment to more up-to-date approaches were associated with improved outcomes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1879-1409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects on mortality of changing trends in the management of burned children in Turkey: eight years' experience.
pubmed:affiliation
SB Ankara Diskapi Paediatric Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. dresenel@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article