TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Surgical evaluation of flame burn injuries in Syrian civilians
JO  - Journal of burn care and research
A1  - Ucak, Murat
A1  - Celikkaya, Mehmet Emin
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the severity and location of flame burns and the mortality rate of civilians affected by these in the Syrian Civil War and to present the surgical treatment outcomes of the injured civilians to be able to provide recommendations. <br><br>RESULTS: The groups of TBSA were compared as 0-25% (n=97), 25% to 50% (n=257), 50% to 75% (n=135), and >75% (n=84) (p=0.413). Almost all had a second (n=331; 57.7%) and third (n=189; 32.9%) degree deep burns. The median burn size was 47% TBSA in the patients. The burn mechanism was mostly the flame type of burn (n=467; 81.5%) as a result of fuel oil explosions, followed by bomb-related burns (n=106; 18.5%) (p<0.001). Mortality was seen in 223 (39%) due to the high surface area and reaching hospital too late at 1 to 8 days (p=0.187). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The findings of this study indicate that war-related flame burns result in an extremely high mortality rate and time is lost, which could protect against life-threatening outcomes.<br><br>© Crown copyright 2019.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1559-047X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irz104
ID  - ref1
ER  -