Characteristics of burns in children under six-years-old admitted to the National Burn Hospital.

Tran Dinh Hung1,, Ngo Minh Duc1
1 Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital

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Abstract

Aims: This study aims to comment on some epidemiological, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcome in children aged up to six years, patients were hospitalized at the Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital from 2017 to 2019.
Materials and methods: Retrospective, statistical and descriptive research based on medical records of burn patients from January 2017 to December 2019 at Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital.
Results: 3,551 under-6-year-old patients were hospitalized in Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital from 2017 to 2019, in which the ratio of male and female was 1.68/1. The most common ages ranged from 1 to 2 years (54.88%) and the most common cause was hot water (86.11%). Respiratory, digestive, eye burn, and combining trauma took a minor rate (under 0.5%).
The average hospitalization length was 16.62 ± 13.08 days, which was longer in dry heat, electric, huge and deep burn patients. The mortality rate was 0.51%.
Conclusion: Pediatric burns were a common emergency and the treatment result in National Burn Hospital was good with a low mortality rate.

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