The effects of lockdown measures due to COVID-19 pandemic on burn cases.
Int Wound J
; 18(3): 367-374, 2021 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-991449
ABSTRACT
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of lockdown measures implemented due to COVID-19 on aetiology, sociodemographic characteristics, and clinical status of burn cases. This study was carried out retrospectively at the Burn Unit of Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital. The burn cases during the COVID-19 outbreak were compared with those of the previous 2 years. Statistical analyses were carried out using the IBM SPSS (Statistics Package for Social Sciences) Statistics 25. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and Shapiro-Wilk test were used for data evaluation. Results were evaluated at 95% confidence interval and P < .05 significance level. It was determined that burn cases were reduced by half during the COVID-19 compared to the previous 2 years. Despite the increase in the number of third-degree burns and surgeries, it was determined that the length of hospital stay decreased by an average of two thirds. Hot liquids have been identified as the most important cause of burns in all years. New studies should be conducted in order to examine the social dimension of COVID-19 pandemic in burn cases and to prevent these cases completely. The short hospital stay preferred by clinicians after COVID-19 and possible problems that may arise should be investigated.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burn Units
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Burns
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Quarantine
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Communicable Disease Control
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Int Wound J
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Iwj.13539
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