Abstract Introduction Pediatric burns commonly involve the face and periocular areas, with a risk of impairing vision. The aim this study is to characterize ocular injuries in burn patients identify at most complications. Methods This retrospective review within single academic, urban pediatric center. All under 18 years age admitted from January 2010 December 2020 periorbital or involvement we...

Abstract Background Burns are one of the most common causes mortality and morbidity among children. This study aims to assess epidemiology pediatric major burns in a third level hospital Spain evaluate demographics, etiology, outcomes. Methods A retrospective was held by Plastic, Reconstructive Burn Surgery department hospital. We included 147 patients under 18 admitted between January 2008 Dec...

chemical injuries of the cornea are ophthalmic emergencies. these injuries often result in significant ocular morbidity and generally strike young adults in the prime years of life. classification schemes enable the ophthalmologist to determine the severity of injury and the prognosis for the injured eye. immediate management consists of copious irrigation following exposure. effective manageme...

<p>Formocresol is widely used in pediatric endodontics as a pulpotomy medicament. Formocresol helps to fix soft tissues oral cavity such pulp. Care should be taken while using formocresol proper isolation techniques during its application an endodontic material, because of hazardous effects on tissue. This article elaborates the case chemical burns due improper handling dental treatment. ...

Methods Retrospective review of all cases (less than 12 years) referred to the pediatric surgery unit of a teaching hospital over a period of 26 months (October 2011 to November 2013). Burns, isolated head injuries, ophthalmic injuries, and orthopedic injuries were excluded. The following parameters were assessed: age group, sex, mode of trauma, type of injury, place where the trauma occurred, ...

Background: Burns are the second leading cause of death resulting from childhood injuries. It is estimated that there are approximately 3,000 pediatric deaths annually due to burns and probably three times as many disabling injuries. Liver is one of the major organs affected by thermal injury. Objective of the study was to measure liver enzymes and serum electrolytes. Results: In the present st...

The purpose of this study was to review the authors' experience with pediatric burns from day-old campfires. The authors sought to characterize the operative courses, hospitalizations, and complications arising from burn injuries in this patient population. After Institutional Review Board approval, charts were retrospectively reviewed of pediatric patients seeking care for burn injuries at a r...