epidemiological analysis and cost of hospitalization associated with pediatric burns in kermanshah, iran

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behzad karami matin faculty of public health, kermanshah university of medical sciences, kermanshah, iran.

satar rezaei faculty of public health, kermanshah university of medical sciences, kermanshah, iran

چکیده

background: burn injuries are a major public health in the world, especially in developing countries. the aim of this study was investigate to the epidemiological data and cost of hospitalization due to burn in pediatrics in kermanshah provinces from 2011 to 2013.material and methods: this was a retrospective cross sectional study. the study subject was all of patient lee than 15 years who admitted in burns center at imam khomeini hospital in kermanshah, iran, from 21 march 2011 to march 2013 (two years). the data including age, gender, cause of burn, burn degree, place of burn, length of stay (los), burned body surface (bbs) and cost of hospitalization was obtained from hospital data and analyzed by spss version 18. results: the overall mean age was 5.27 ± 4.52 years; the ages ranged from less than 1 year to 15 years. the mean bbs % and los was 22.8 % and 7.48 day, respectively. the mean cost per patient, per hospitalization day and per % bbs were 15000000 irr, 657981 irr and 20045348 irr, respectively. conclusion: the current study showed the main cause of burn and mortality in the pediatric population was hot liquids and flame, respectively. an important point is that most of burn injuries in pediatric population are preventable and avoidable if the necessary training about cause of these burns provides for their parent.

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international journal of pediatrics

جلد ۲، شماره ۴.۳، صفحات ۳۶۹-۳۷۶

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