Naslov
The epidemiologic characteristics and factors associated with mortality in severely burned patients - Croatian national burn center report

Autori
Škunca, Agata ; Mesić, Ana ; Magdić Turković, Tihana ; Radočaj, Tomislav ; Potočki, Slavica

Vrsta, podvrsta
Radovi u časopisima, znanstveni

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (2023)

Status rada
Prihvaćen

Ključne riječi
severe burns ; epidemiology ; Croatia ; mortality ; adult

Sažetak
The authors conducted a single-center retrospective study during a six and a half-year period. Study aimed to characterize demographic data of burn patients in the Croatian burn center and investigate factors affecting mortality. The study included 110 severely burned patients with total body surface area (TBSA) burned 20 % or more admitted to the Burns department at Traumatology Clinic of University Hospital Center “Sestre milosrdnice”. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the characteristics of the patients. Relationship between outcome and age, sex, TBSA burned, mechanism of injury, comorbidities, and inhalation injury was investigated. The mean TBSA burned was 42.64 ± 18.63, mean age 54.78 ± 20.33 years, and mortality 50 %. Most burns (n=89 ; 81 %) were caused by flames, inhalation injury was detected in 46 patients (42%) and length of stay (LOS)/TBSA ratio of patients who survived (n = 55) was 2.45 ± 1.5. The results demonstrated that patients with 2 or more comorbidities (p<0.0001) and higher percentage of TBSA burned (p<0.0001) have a higher chance for lethal outcome. Our result matches the literature as TBSA percentage is a well-known predictor of mortality and a number of studies report association between comorbidities and mortality.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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