PEDIATRIC BURNS IN UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTRE OF KOSOVO FROM 2011-2015.

LE CTB DU CHU DU KOSOVO ENTRE 2011 ET 2015. (French)

KOSOVO (Republic); PRISTINA (Serbia)

The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of burn-related injuries in children <15 years in Kosovo, and compare incidence and cause of burns with our previous study conducted over the period 2005-2010 on children with burn injuries of the same age group. This was a retrospective study of pediatric patients (n=277) admitted to the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2015. We analyzed data on gender, age, cause, location, burn size (TBSA), depth of injury, seasonality, duration of hospitalization and treatment of burn-related injuries, collected from the medical records available in the archives of the University Clinical Centre of Pristina. The patients were categorized into three age groups: infants and toddlers (0-2 years), early childhood (3-6 years) and late childhood (7-15 years). Data were analyzed applying descriptive statistics, Chi-square. P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant. During the study period 2011-2015, in our population, burns in children were predominant in boys, with 166 cases (59.9%), while 111 patients were girls (40.1%). The incidence of extensive burns in childhood remains high, although we have seen a slight decrease compared to the previous 5-year study period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cette étude rétrospective décrit l'épidémiologie des 277 enfants kosovars brûlés (âge <15 ans) hospitalisés entre le 1^er janvier 2011 et le 31 décembre 2015 dans le CTB du CHUI de Pristina, puis la compare aux données relevées entre 2005 et 2010. Nous avons analysé l'âge, le sexe, la cause, la surface, la profondeur, la localisation, la saisonnalité, la durée d'hospitalisation, le traitement. Les données ont été extraites des dossiers. Nous avons répartis les enfants en 3 classes d'âge: nouveaux-nés et nourrissons (<2 ans), petits enfants (3 à 6 ans) et grands enfants (7 à 15 ans). Les garçons étaient plus souvent atteints (166-59,9%) que les filles (111-40,1%). L'incidence demeure élevée, bien qu'en légère diminution comparativement à celle de la période précédente. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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