Características clínicas y epidemiológicas de las quemaduras, en el Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Enero 2014 – junio 2015

Abstract

Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of burns of patients in the pediatric surgery ward of Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital during January 2014 to June 2015. Methodology: Descriptive study that included all patients under sixteen years old hospitalized by burns, clinical assessment were performed to burns classification, clinical files were checked to extract treatment data, legal caregiver signed an informed consent to authorize their participation, patients that abandoned the ward before complete the data collection or that were hospitalizaed for treatment of old burns were excluded. From the qualitative data were obtained frequencies and percentages, from quantitative data were obtained minimal and maximal values, standard deviation and middle values. Information was processed using SPSS statistical software. Results: 80 children were admitted with burns, most of the patients (36,3%) were in pre-scholar age, according to sex, burns ocurred with more frequency in male teenagers. 83,8% of the patients hospitalized suffered burns in their homes, while their parents were watching them (78%); thermical burns (hot liquids or surfaces) were the most common cause of burns (92,5%). Lower limbs were the most affected area (25,6%); superficial second – degree burn was rhe mos frequent burn type reported. Silver sulfadiazine- ointments were the antibiotic most used during the patients inward. Average stay was 13,4 days. Skin graft were needed in 18% of the cases, no deaths were reported Conclusions: Almost all burns ocurred in home while were in their parents surveillance, we hope that the results in this study allow the development of strategies to prevent burns , especially in home