Journal of Community Medicine. 1990; 3 (1): 41-5
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-16408
ABSTRACT
A retrospective study among Najaf Hospital records of the cases of burns admitted between Jan,1981 to Dec,1985 were analysed [1041 cases]. A follow up of the cases of burns admitted to the same hospital for three months period [Nov. 1985 to Jan. 1986] was carried out and the results ware also analysed [50 cases]. in the two studies more than 50% of the cases admitted to hospital were below nine years of age, and the case fatality rate was 10.7% and14% respectively. However, the follow up study shows that 66% of the cases of second degree bum and the average duration of stay In the hospital was 5.5 days; six out of seven cases died within nine days of admission to the hospital. There was a significant difference In the admission rate of burn cases in different season
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Retrospective Studies
/
Hospitals
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Community Med.
Year:
1990
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