@article{ref1,
title="Clinical outcome analysis of male and female genital burn injuries: A 15-year experience at a Level-1 Burn Center",
journal="International journal of urology",
year="2012",
author="Abel, Nicole J. and Klaassen, Zachary and Mansour, E. Hani and Marano, Michael A. and Petrone, Sylvia J. and Houng, Abraham P. and Chamberlain, Ronald S.",
volume="19",
number="4",
pages="351-358",
abstract="Objectives:  The American Burn Association classifies a burn to the genitalia as a major injury. Isolated burns to the penis, scrotum or vulva are rare as a result of protection provided by the thighs and abdomen. Thus, burned genitalia represent an ominous sign of a more extensive total body surface area burn. Methods:  A retrospective analysis of consecutive patients admitted to a Level-1 Burn Unit with a burn involving the genitalia from January 1995 to December 2009 comprised the study population. Results:  A total of 393 patients of 5878 patients (6.7%) admitted to the Burn Unit suffered a burn involving the genitalia, including 253 males (64.4%) and 140 females (35.6%). The median total body surface area was 12% (range 1-100%), the most common cause of genital burn was scald (n = 246, 62.9%) and median length of stay was 9 days (range 1-472 days). A total of 269 patients (68.4%) were discharged to home from the hospital, and in-hospital mortality was 20.9%. Conclusions:  The typical profile for those sustaining a genital burn include younger patients (≤30 years-of-age), sustaining a median total body surface area burn of 12% from a scald injury, with extensive genitalia involvement. Length of stay for genital burns is usually extended and, as a result of concomitant injuries, is associated with a 20% in-hospital death rate.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0919-8172",
doi="10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02943.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02943.x"
}