@article{ref1,
title="Three-year epidemiology of hospitalised paediatric burn patients in a Malaysian Tertiary Hospital 2016 - 2018",
journal="Medical journal of Malaysia",
year="2023",
author="Low, C. X. and Kok, Y. Q. and Loo, X. S. and Ngim, C. F. and Lim, R. Z. M. and Quah, S. Y.",
volume="78",
number="5",
pages="661-668",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Burn injuries incur not just significant morbidity but also long-term psychosocial impact. This study aims to identify the clinico-demographics of children hospitalised for burns and factors associated with prolonged hospitalisation. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Written medical records of burn patients admitted to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital paediatric surgical ward, from January 2016 to December 2018, were retrospectively reviewed. Details on the patients' socio-demographic background, burn injuries, management and outcomes were recorded and analysed with logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Of the 255 children included in the study, the majority were males (62.7%), children aged between 1 to 3 years (43.1%), and of the Malay ethnic group (83.1%). The commonest injury mechanism was scalds burns (81.2%). Staphylococcus aureus remained the commonest organism cultured from paediatric burn wounds. Most patients (66.4%) were hospitalised for less than 1 week. A significant number of patients experienced complications from their injuries. Multivariate analysis showed burns affecting total body surface area > 10% (adjusted OR, 13.45 [95% CI 6.25 - 28.96]; p = < 0.001) and non-scald burns (adjusted OR, 2.70 [95% CI 1.12 - 6.50]; p = 0.027) were the two main factors associated with prolonged hospitalisation of more than 1 week. These findings describing the epidemiology and outcomes of paediatric burn cases in a tertiary centre in Malaysia may inform future practice. More importantly, the information may contribute to the identification of at-risk populations and advise the development of effective prevention strategies to reduce the incidence and morbidity associated with paediatric burns in this region.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0300-5283",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}