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Characteristic and outcome of gas-related burns.
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This study investigasteđ the characteristics and outcome of 778 patients with gas-related burns at National Burn Hospital from 2015 year to the 2019 year. The results showed that, gas-related burns accounted for 16.59% of total fire-related burn patients. Most patients were adult (87.02%), men (76.22%), living in rural areas (68.12% vs. 31.88%). The main occupations were self-employers (37.92%), farmers (25.32%) and workers (17.22%). The common burn positions were upper extremities (91.52%), head, face and neck (76.48%) and lower limb (75.75%). Inhalation injury accounted for 5.91%, deep burns 25.45%, combined injuries 2.31% and eye burns 1.54%. Overall mortality rate was 7.33%. Multivariate regression analysis showed that age, burn extent, deep burn area, inhalation injury were independent risk factors predicting mortality.
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Gas-related burn, characteristic, outcome
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