TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Burn injuries resulting from methamphetamine and honey oil explosions: a retrospective cohort study
JO  - Journal of burn care and research
A1  - Neeki, Michael M.
A1  - Dong, Fanglong
A1  - Youssef, Dania
A1  - Liu, Benfie
A1  - Lee, Carol
A1  - Burgett-Moreno, Michelle
A1  - Rippe, Edward
A1  - Wong, David
A1  - Borger, Rodney
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - A high incidence of honey oil (hash oil, cannabis oil) and methamphetamine production has led to an increase in burn victims presenting to this regional burn center in California. This study aims to compare patient outcomes resulting from burn injuries associated with honey oil and methamphetamine production. This is a retrospective cohort study utilizing the regional burn registry to identify patients with burn injuries related to honey oil production or methamphetamine purification explosions from January 1st, 2008 to December 31st, 2017. Patient demographics and clinical outcomes data were abstracted from the burn registry and medical records. A total of 91 patients were included in the final analysis and 59.3% (n=54) were related to honey oil injury. There was no statistically significant difference between honey oil and methamphetamine burn injuries in regards to clinical outcomes, including mortality (1.9% vs 8.1%, p=0.1588), third degree burn (47.2% vs 59.5%, p=0.2508), mechanical ventilator usage (50% vs 69.4%, p=0.0714), median hospital length of stay (LOS) (10 vs 11 days, p=0.5308), ICU LOS (10 vs 11 days, p=0.1903), total-burn-surface-area (26.5% vs 28.3%, p=0.8313), and hospital charge (median of $85,561 vs $139,028, p=0.7215). Honey oil burn injuries are associated with similar hospital LOS, similar ICU LOS, similar total-burn-surface-area, and present a costly public health concern. With the recent legalization of marijuana in California, commercial production of honey oil in addition to increasing education about the risks of illicit honey oil production may alleviate associated risks.<br><br>© American Burn Association 2019. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1559-047X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irz093
ID  - ref1
ER  -