Epidemiological and clinical profile of burn victims: Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paúl, Medellín, 1994–2004

摘要: Abstract Objectives To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients in Burn Unit Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paul (HUSVP) Medellin, Colombia, from 1994–2004. Methods Retrospective descriptive study all pediatric adult burn patients. The following were recorded: age, gender, cause, extent severity burns, time hospital, operations, complications death rate. Statistica 6.0 (Stafsoft Inc.) was used. Results Two thousand three hundred nineteen admitted, 66.8% males 62.9% less than 15 years old. Burns caused by scalding most frequent (45.9%) followed flames (38.5%) average area 26.9%. Average hospital stay 26.9 days. In 2004, 40.4% required surgery; 13.4% had complications. 7.4% died, with an 62%; burns accounted for 63% deaths. Conclusions There is a continuing improvement stay, survives sizes, figures comparable to others without access tissue bank or skin cultivation.