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Perfil de crianças e adolescentes internados em Unidade de Tratamento de Queimados do interior do estado de São Paulo

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 32; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0103-0582201432305

ISSN

1984-0462

Autores

Terezinha Soares Biscegli, Larissa Delázari Benati, Rafaela Sperandio Faria, Taís Romano Boeira, Felipe Cid, Ricardo Alessandro Teixeira Gonsaga,

Tópico(s)

Disaster Response and Management

Resumo

To describe the profile of pediatric burn victims hospitalized at Hospital-Escola Padre Albino (HEPA), in Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil.This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study analyzing 446 medical records of patient aged 0-18 years old hospitalized in the Burn Care Unit of HEPA, from 2002 to 2012. The following variables were recorded: demographic data, skin burn causes, lesions characteristics, complications, surgical procedures, length of hospital stay, and outcome. Descriptive statistics were used.382 patients with full medical records were included in the study. Burns were more frequent in males (64.4%) and in children aged less than 6 years (52.9%). Most accidents occurred at home (67.3%) and hot liquids were responsible for 47.1% of them. Mean burnt body surface was 18% and the most affected body areas were chest and limbs. First- and second-degree burns were observed in 64.4% of the cases. Secondary infection and surgical procedures occurred in 6.5% and 45.0% of the patients, respectively. Mean length of hospital stay was 9.8 days. The mortality rate was 1.6%.Preschool children were the main victims of burns occurring at home, representing the largest contingent of hospitalizations due to this cause in individuals aged < 18 years. It is important to develop strategies to alert parents and general society through educational programs and preventive campaigns.

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