TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Characteristics and aetiology of low-temperature burns in Beijing of China
JO  - International wound journal
A1  - Xie, Xiaoye
A1  - Liu, Xinzhu
A1  - Cai, Jianhua
A1  - Zhang, Bohan
A1  - Sun, Tianjun
A1  - Luo, Peng
A1  - An, Dai
A1  - Deng, Yurong
A1  - Shen, Chuan'an
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study was designed to analyse the characteristics and aetiology of low-temperature burns and explore the prevention and treatment strategies. In total, 206 patients hospitalised with low-temperature burns in a major burn center in Beijing from 2017 to 2021 were included. There were 35-49 cases per year, with an average of 41 ± 4.5 cases. The prevalence of low-temperature burns was higher in female than in male and are mainly resulted from two kinds of incidents: unintended burns from heat treatment (50.97%, 105/206) and improper use of heating devices to keep warm (43.69%, 90/206). Most cases occurred in autumn (33.01%, 68/206) and the least in spring (17.96%, 37/206); cases in summer (24.27%, 50/206) and winter (24.76%, 51/206) accounted for nearly a quadrant respectively. Low-temperature burns in summer were mainly unintended burns from heat treatment (80%, 40/50), whereas in autumn were mainly resulted from improper use of heating devices to keep warm (55.88%, 38/68), the difference was statistically significant (χ(2)  = 42.801, P < .001). Of all the cases, the burn size ranged from 0.2% to 5% TBSA, mostly less than 1% (85.92%, 177/206); third-degree burns accounted for 98.54% (203/206). Patients admitted after 3 weeks post-injury accounted for 42.23% (87/206). All patients were cured, and most of them were by surgeries (70.87%, 146/206). The results of the study show that low-temperature burn injury features a predictable morbidity among different seasons, a higher prevalence in adult women and a frequent occurrence at home. The wounds of low-temperature burns are often small in size but deep in depth, and can be easily misdiagnosed as superficial burns. However, most low-temperature burn wounds require surgical treatment. The study also suggests that based on the characteristics and aetiology of low-temperature burns, targeted prevention and treatment measures should be mapped out.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1742-4801
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14085
ID  - ref1
ER  -