TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Pediatric burns in University Clinical Center of Kosovo from 2005-2010
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Duci, Shkelzen B.
A1  - Arifi, Hysni M.
A1  - Selmani, Mimoza E.
A1  - Gashi, Sanije
SP  - 1789
EP  - 1793
VL  - 40
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and cause of burns in children of our population. <br><br>METHODS: This was a retrospective study that included 399 patients with burns, younger than 15 years old who were admitted to the Department of Plastic Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2010. The patients were categorized into the following three age groups: infants and toddlers (0-2 years), early childhood (3-6 years), and late childhood (7-15 years). Arithmetic median and standard deviation were calculated from statistical parameters for gender and age; the differences between the three age groups were measured with one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. <br><br>RESULTS: During the study period 2005-2010, in our population, burns in children were predominant in boys with 257 cases or 64.4%, while 142 patients were girls or 35.5% The difference between the three age groups related to the causes of burns was statistically significant: p<0.000 for electrical burns and p<0.002 for burns caused by pyrotechnic devices. <br><br>CONCLUSION: A high rate of childhood burns in Kosovo induces hospital admissions and prolonged hospital stays.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.04.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -