Başkent Üniversitesi Yayınları
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Item Infectious Features of Burn Wounds and Their Influence on the Course of Clinical Outcomes in Burn Victims(Başkent Üniversitesi, 2023-06) Ayse Ebru Abali; Cem Aydogan; Burak Ozkan; Elif Unlu; Mehmet HaberalABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine the interactions between infectious features of burn wounds and in-hospital clinical outcomes among patients treated at our burn center. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study group included 192 inpatients seen from 2020 to 2023. We collected data on age, sex, etiology, total body surface area burned, length of hospital stay, documentation of isolated microorganisms at admission and during hospitalization, requirement of antibiotic therapy, and mortality. We evaluated data among 3 subgroups: group 1 (length of hospital stay of 0-10 days), group 2 (length of hospital stay of 11-30 days), and group 3 (length of hospital stay of >30 days). RESULTS: Mean ± SE age was 32.2 ± 1.6 years (range, 0-86 y), and male-to-female patient ratio was 2.1:1. Mean ± SE total body surface area burned was 12.6 ± 1.3% (range, 1%-85%). Scalds were the most common burn cause. Mean ± SE length of hospital stay was 17 ± 2.4 days (range, 1-363 d). Among the 27 positive wound swab cultures at admission, 9 were resistant. Gram-positive bacteria were the most common at admission. During hospitalization, microorganisms were isolated in wound swabs or tissues in 48 cases. Staphylococcus epidermidis and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii were the most common bacteria. Therapeutic antibiotherapy was needed for 83.3% of group 3, 53.1% of group 2, and 20.2% of group 1. Mortality rate was 3.6% (n = 7/192 patients), with 3 patients in group1, 2 patients in group 2, and 2 patients in group 3 who had at least 1 microorganism at admission. CONCLUSIONS: Evaluations of microflora in burn centers and precautions against wound contamination during emergency and transport phases can contribute to informed decisions at burn centers.Item Review of Pediatric Burn Injuries in Egypt(Başkent Üniversitesi, 2021-12) Amr Mabrouk; Mohamed Samir Badawy; Amira Hussein Sabry; Salah NaserOBJECTIVES: Most childhood burns can be avoided if proper preventive measures, public education, and continuing medical education are applied. These actions are especially important in general hospitals, which are the first lines of management to provide good burn care facilities as near to the place of injury as possible. Here, we described the first aid and initial management of patients at our center, which are still far from ideal and which could explain the high mortality rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 507 acutely burned pediatric patients admitted to the Burn Unit of Ain Shams University (Cairo, Egypt) from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2020. Our objective was to analyze risk factors and demographic and epidemiological features of patients in our area, which could be used to define preventive measures that can be implemented to minimize burns in children and provide better quality of patient care. RESULTS: Of 7450 patients with burns patients who presented to our unit during the study period, 2831 were children between 2 months and 14 years (representing 38.0% of the total number). There were 1678 total admissions for all age groups during this period, and 507 were children, representing 30.2% of total admissions. Male-to-female ratio was 1.38:1. Four age groups were distinguished, according to children’s main activities and behavior, with 130 children (25.5%) <1 year of age, 242 children (47.8%) from 2 to 3 years of age, 109 children (21.5%) from 4 to 7 years of age, and 26 children (5.3%) from 8 to 14 years of age. Average age was 4.09 years. The burns occurred predominantly during the winter. CONCLUSIONS: Our analysis showed that most pediatric burns were avoidable.