Hojat Eftekhari, Mahsa Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Mobayen, Mojdeh Esmailzadeh, Alireza Feizkhah, Majid Salimi Lahiji, Ali Taghizadeh Pourgarfami, Parissa Bagheri Toolaroud
The etiology and outcomes of chemical burns vary worldwide, influenced by the local population structure, industry distribution, and geographical and social environments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of chemical burns among patients referred to a burn centre in the north of Iran. A single-centre, retrospective study was conducted on patients with chemical burns between 2011 and 2021. Data collection was carried out using the hospital information system (HIS), and data collected from medical records included gender, age, marital status, occupations, burn season, place of residence, intention to burn, location of the accident, percent of total body surface area (%TBSA), the primary cause of burns, the body region of the burn, length of hospital stay (days), infection, and discharge status...
March 17, 2023: International Wound Journal