2014
High voltage electrical injury: An 11-year single center epidemiological study
LIPOVÝ, Břetislav, Y. KALOUDOVÁ, H. ŘÍHOVÁ, Z. CHALOUPKOVÁ, Tomáš KEMPNÝ et. al.Základní údaje
Originální název
High voltage electrical injury: An 11-year single center epidemiological study
Autoři
LIPOVÝ, Břetislav (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Y. KALOUDOVÁ (203 Česká republika), H. ŘÍHOVÁ (203 Česká republika), Z. CHALOUPKOVÁ (203 Česká republika), Tomáš KEMPNÝ (203 Česká republika), I. SUCHANEK (203 Česká republika) a Pavel BRYCHTA (203 Česká republika, domácí)
Vydání
Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters, Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters, 2014, 1121-1539
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
30211 Orthopaedics
Stát vydavatele
Itálie
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14110/14:00079028
Organizační jednotka
Lékařská fakulta
Klíčová slova anglicky
Electrotrauma; Epidemiology; Prevention
Štítky
Příznaky
Recenzováno
Změněno: 8. 3. 2021 08:37, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Anotace
V originále
The aim of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the epidemiological characteristics of patients with high voltage electrical injury from 1999 to 2009. The Clinic of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty Hospital Brno is located in a region of 2,505,000 inhabitants. In total 13,911 patients (including both children and adults, and outpatients as well as hospitalized patients) were treated at our burn center during the period of study. Of these patients, 1,030 were hospitalized for burns treatment. For the purposes of this study, we have included only patients with high voltage electrical trauma, of which there were 58, 2 of whom were female. Basic epidemiological indicators were gathered on these patients, including age, gender, place of accident, extent of trauma, mortality and whether the injury was occupational or non-occupational. Electrical burns (caused by both low-voltage and high-voltage electric current) made up 1.10% of all burns treated in our burn center and high voltage electrical injuries represented 0.42% of all burn injuries. The average incidence of high voltage electrical trauma was 0.21 cases/100,000 inhabitants. The average age of the patients was 28.59 years. Nine patients died and the mortality was fixed at 15.52%. The average length of hospitalization was 53.43 days. The average extent of burnt area was 35.01% TBSA. In our study, we were able to define the basic epidemiological parameters in 58 patients with high voltage electrical trauma. We also have to highlight the still disappointingly high number of non-occupational electrical injuries affecting those in the lower age groups, especially children. However, preventive programmes for educating specific risk groups have shown positive results.