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. 2022 Feb 15;12(1):23-27.
eCollection 2022.

Evaluation of patterns, cause and risk factors of burns in patients with seizure

Seyyed Mahdi Zia Ziabari  1 , Mohammad Reza Mobayen  2 , Sheyda Rimaz  3 , Daniel Rahimi Nejat  4 , Siamak Rimaz  2
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Evaluation of patterns, cause and risk factors of burns in patients with seizure

Seyyed Mahdi Zia Ziabari et al. Int J Burns Trauma. .

Abstract

Background: Burns following convulsion could be an important problem for patients with epilepsy. In the present study we aimed to identify the pattern and the cause of burns in these patients.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was performed in 2017-2019 in Guilan on 40 patients with burns following seizure. The information in the records of patients were reviewed. We collected data including age, sex, marital status, occupation, place of residence, length of hospital stay, anatomy of the burn site, percentage of burn, degree of burns, cause of burns and disease outcome.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 42.2±2.99 years. Seven cases (17.5%) had burns due to fire, 5 cases (12.5%) due to gas explosion, 3 cases (7.5%) due to electrocution, 15 cases (37.5%) with hot water, 1 case (2.5%) with hot liquids, 5 cases (12.5%) with hot surface, 1 case (2.5%) with hot bath, 2 cases (5%) with hot food and 1 case (2.5%) with hot glue. The mean burning percentage of patients was 19.3±3.18%. The most common patterns of burns were observed as 7 (17.5%) upper limbs and 7 (17.5%) lower limbs. The mean duration of hospitalization was 5.05±0.69 days ranging from 1 to 18 days. 37 patients (92.5%) recovered partially and 3 patients (7.5%) died.

Conclusion: Hot water, fire and hot surface are most common causes of burns and there were significant direct correlations between age with percentage of burns and duration of hospitalization. We believe further studies should evaluate the preventive strategies in this regard.

Keywords: Burn; epilepsy; seizure.

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Flow chart of the study population.
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Frequency distribution of burn causes in the study.
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