dc.contributor.author | Erin, Omer Faruk | |
dc.contributor.author | Yilmaz, Sarper | |
dc.contributor.author | Gumus, Nazim | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-28T09:45:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-28T09:45:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2528-8644 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.5152/TurkJPlastSurg.2016.1914 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/7440 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000413897300006 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: This study was designed to longitudinally demonstrate the rate and epidemiology of hospitalized burn patients in Sivas city center within 6 months. The second aim was to compare the results of the current study with those of a previously held community-based survey in the same region. Material and Methods: Patients who were hospitalized due to burn injuries in Sivas city for six months were longitudinally evaluated. Epidemiological data of these patients were analyzed. Results: During the course of the study, 87 patients (49 males and 38 females) were hospitalized. The ratio of burn patients to the total number of hospitalized patients was 0.38%. The most common etiologic factor was scalds (70.1%). Burns generally took place in the kitchen (41.4%) and living room (31.4%), and majority of the patients received cold water as first-aid treatment at the time of injury. The vast majority of patients were discharged from the hospital without the need of surgical intervention (83.9%), and the duration of treatment was between 1 and 14 days for 73.6% of the patients. Sixty patients (68.9%) had a total burn surface area under 10%. The total cost of the hospitalization period of these patients was 137.225 Turkish Lira (83.308-92.908$), and the average cost per patient was 1.577 Turkish Lira (957-1067$). Conclusion: Our study revealed a considerable inconsistency when compared with the results of the community-based survey, which had been previously conducted in the same region. We concluded that hospital-based studies are far from reflecting the actual burn trauma potential of a given district in the absence of a reliable, standard, nation-wide record system. Population-based surveys should be encouraged to make an accurate assessment of burn rates in countries lacking reliable record systems. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA PVT LTD | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.5152/TurkJPlastSurg.2016.1914 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Burn | en_US |
dc.subject | hospital | en_US |
dc.subject | evaluation | en_US |
dc.subject | cost | en_US |
dc.title | Longitudinal Evaluation of Hospitalized Burn Patients in Sivas City Center for Six Months and Comparison with a Previously Held Community-based Survey | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | TURKISH JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | [Erin, Omer Faruk] Sirnak State Hosp, Clin Plast Reconstruct & Aesthet Surg, Sirnak, Turkey -- [Yilmaz, Sarper] Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Plast Reconstruct & Aesthet Surg, Sivas, Turkey -- [Gumus, Nazim] Numune Res & Educ Hosp, Clin Plast Reconstruct & Aesthet Surg, Adana, Turkey | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 24 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 31 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 27 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |