TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Etiology of neonatal burns: a systematic review
JO  - Annals of burns and fire disasters
A1  - Muntean, A.
A1  - Stoica, I.
A1  - Enescu, D. M.
SP  - 186
EP  - 193
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Burns in neonates are a rare pathology with a significant impact on the patient, the family and the healthcare system. At present, scarce information exists on the etiology of this type of injury. A comprehensive worldwide literature review of all publications, including our personal case series, was conducted in order to analyse the etiology of neonatal burns and summarize the available evidence. A total of 41 publications were identified in the last 4 decades, comprising of 105 cases from 20 countries, thus confirming that neonatal burns are, indeed, a rare pathology. All types of burns were recorded in neonates, the most frequent being contact burns, followed by flames and scalds. Almost 60% of burns occurred in a hospital setting due to human factors, malfunctioning devices, or hospital infrastructure deficiency. Compared to domestic burns, iatrogenic injuries occurred at an earlier age (5.4±9.1 days vs. 15.7±9.8 days, p<0.0001) and in neonates with significantly smaller weights (2102.7±1350g vs. 3197±300.8g, p<0.0001). The number of cases was almost equally distributed between developed and developing countries, but developed countries were characterised by a significantly higher preponderance of iatrogenic burns, while in developing countries domestic burns were more frequent (p<0.0001). We believe that this systematic review outlines the potential causes of neonatal burns and provides essential information for formulating prevention strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1592-9558
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -