Assessment of characteristics of the characteristics of colon injury and its treatment approach in Herat Regional Hospital
(2016-2018)
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https://doi.org/10.58342/.v11i3.89Keywords:
Burn, self-immolation, cause of burn, plastic surgery center, HeratAbstract
Objectives: burns are major public health problem and global harming factor in industrialized and developing societies, which leads to death in severe cases. This study aims to investigate the epidemiological study of burns in Herat plastic surgery and burns center.
Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, a group of 100 burn patients aged 1-60 years were studied from the first month of March 21, 2016, to March 20, 2018 at the plastic surgery center of Herat city.
Results: The findings of the study show that most burns occur among children under age 10 (42.0%), women (54.0%), people with poor economic status (63.0%) and districts (53.0%). About half of the burns (46.0%) involve less than 20.0% of the body surface, half of the incidents are 2nd degree, and the other half are 3rd degree. Most incidents are accidental (77.0%), with the first cause being boiling water (39.0%). Two-thirds of the cases (67.0%) were treated without surgery, and the most important cause of death (62.0%) is infection and sepsis. There is a statistically significant difference between the occurrence of death and the variables of degree of burn, percentage of burn, wound infection, self-immolation, inhalation injury and gender (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the prevalence of burns in certain age and gender categories. Burn victims are mostly children and young people. Increasing public awareness and compliance with infection prevention measures can be effective in reducing mortality. It is very necessary to carry out wider studies in the country to determine more precisely the occurrences and complications of burns.
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