TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Epidemiological trends and risk factors in major burns patients in South Korea: a 10-year experience
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Seo, Dong Kook
A1  - Kym, Dohern
A1  - Yim, Haejun
A1  - Yang, Hyeong Tae
A1  - Cho, Yong Suk
A1  - Kim, Jong Hyun
A1  - Hur, Jun
A1  - Chun, Wook
SP  - 181
EP  - 187
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - PURPOSE: To determine epidemiological trends among burns patients admitted to our burns center during 2003-2012, and the usefulness of the Abbreviated Burns Severity Index (ABSI) for predicting burns-related mortality. <br><br>METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 4481 burns patients. We analyzed the epidemiological trends and ABSI scores using Student t-test and one-way analysis of variance (continuous variables), chi-square test (categorical variables) and stepwise logistic-regression analysis (predictors of mortality). <br><br>RESULTS: The mean age and male-to-female ratio were 39.9±19.7 years and 2.88, respectively. ABSI scores decreased from 7.7±3.0 in 2003 to 6.9±3.0 in 2012. Mortality rate improved from 24.5% in 2003 to 15.8% in 2012. Burns were caused by flames (67.3%), scalding (22.0%) and electrical (7.5%), chemical (1.6%) and contact (1.5%) injuries. Scalding and flames were the most common causes in patients aged ≤20 years and ≥21 years, respectively. Female sex, inhalation injury, full-thickness burns, large total body surface area (TBSA) burned and old age predicted mortality. ABSI scores <4 and >14 were associated with 0.7% and >90% mortality, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The mortality of major burns has decreased but remains high. ABSI scores predict burns-related mortality.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.05.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -