Mortality in burnt patients

ABSTRACT

Extensive Burns are one of the commonest surgical emergencies. These patents usually present in a state of shock and are critically ill. Many patients die of renal shut-down and electrolyte imbalance in the early stage, whereas in stages patients become victims of infection and die on account of septicaemia. This study was conduced in the Department of General surgery Unit-I in Rawalpindi General Hospital Rawalpindi. The aim was to find out the extent of mortality and its possible causes in burnt patients