TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Self-inflicted burns, outcome and cost
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Moiemen, N.
A1  - Rao, Keqin
A1  - Soueid, Ali
A1  - Ali, S. N.
SP  - 463
EP  - 466
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Self-inflicted burns represent a small number of total admissions to a burns unit, yet they constitute a major workload. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of self-inflicted burns admitted between 1998 and 2002. RESULTS: One thousand six hundred and fifty six patients were admitted with acute burn injuries, of these 56 were self-inflicted. 24 patients had a previous history of self-harming and 22 were unemployed. History of a psychiatric illness was found in 46 patients. Flames caused 46 out of 56 injuries. Mean total body surface area (TBSA) was 27%. Approximately 39% needed admission to intensive care unit (ICU). The mortality rate was 25%. On discharge, 29% of the patients re-self harmed. CONCLUSION: Self-inflicted burns have a poorer outcome. Improving the psychiatric and social support can reduce the incidence of self-harming behaviour, its repetitiveness and subsequently the cost of burn care.    <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2005.11.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -