Burns – a 9-year-period retrospective study at Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka

Abstract

Cilj: S obzirom na to da su opekline jedan od svakodnevnih uzroka ozljeda u kući ili na radu, te s ti me i jedan od česti h razloga hospitalizacije bolesnika na odjelima plasti čne kirurgije, cilj ovog rada bio je utvrditi uzrok i stupanj ozljeda bolesnika s opeklinama. Metode: U ovom radu retrospekti vno su analizirana 132 slučaja bolesnika s opeklinama koji su liječeni na Odjelu za plasti čnu i rekonstrukti vnu kirurgiju KBC-a Rijeka kroz period od 2000. do 2009. godine. Rezultati : U većine ispitanika opekline su po težini kliničke slike svrstane u drugi stupanj. Najčešći uzrok opeklina među ispitanicima bio je otvoreni plamen. Zaključak: Podaci dobiveni iz ove studije odgovaraju onima objavljenim u svjetskoj literaturi. Iako je broj ispitanika s opeklinama bio relati vno mali u odnosu na rezultate objavljene u sličnim kliničkim studijama, iz dobivenih podataka može se zaključiti da na ispitanom području prevladavaju opekline drugog stupnja koje su u većine ispitanika uspješno liječene konzervativno.Aim: Burns are a common cause of injuries at work or at home. They are also one of the major causes of hospitalizati on at departments of plastic surgery today. The aim of this study was to analyze the cause and the severity of burns in examined patients. Methods: In the 9-year-period study, from 2000. to 2009., 132 pati ents with burns were hospitalized and analyzed at the Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Clinical hospital centre Rijeka. Results: The majority of pati ents had second degree burns. The major cause of burns among parti cipants was open flame. Conclusion: Data obtained from this study correspond data from medical literature. Though the number of study participants was relatively small according to data from medical literature, results demonstrate mostly second degree burns among patients, which were successfully treated by conservative approach