TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Prevalence and pattern of facial burns: a 5-year assessment of 808 patients
JO  - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
A1  - Kalantar Motamedi, Mohammad Hosein
A1  - Heydari, Misaq
A1  - Heydari, Milad
A1  - Ebrahimi, Ali
SP  - 676
EP  - 682
VL  - 73
IS  - 4
N2  - PURPOSE: Retrospective studies on the types and causes of facial burns are important because the patterns might vary in different societies. Our aim was to assess the burn-related factors of significance that might be useful in healthcare planning and implementing preventive strategies, adding to the body of current data on the subject. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the data from a major burns referral center during a 5-year period (2009 to 2013). The data relevant to age, gender, cause, source, location, burn degree, extent (body surface area [BSA]) of the burns, and mortality were gathered from comprehensive patient medical records, recorded, and analyzed using SPSS, version 20, software (SPSS, Chicago, IL). <br><br>RESULTS: Within the study period, we found 808 documented cases of second- and third-degree facial burns. These burns were more common in men (81.9%) and in the 16- to 35-year age group (42.3%). The mean hospitalization was 9.85 ± 8.94 days. In 443 patients (54.83%), 10 to 19% of their BSA was burned, and 3.06% had associated inhalation burns. The most common burn was scalding (19%), and the deadliest was burns from acid, with a mortality rate of 7.4%. Accidents accounted for 776 burns (96.03%). Other causes were attempted homicide (16 cases, 1.98%) and suicide attempts (16 cases, 1.98%). The overall mortality was 1.6%. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The key findings were that second- and third-degree facial burns were more common in males aged 16 to 35 years with burns covering 10 to 19% of the BSA. Accidental scalding was commonly responsible for the second-degree burns, and electrical accidents were commonly responsible for third-degree facial burns. Burn accidents occurred more often at the patient's home.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-2391
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2014.11.015
ID  - ref1
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