Elina Laitakari1, Virve Koljonen2, Risto Rintala3, Sari Pyörälä3, Mika Gissler4. 1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: elina.laitakari@fimnet.fi. 2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland. 3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. 4. National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland; Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Our aim was to study the incidence, mechanisms, treatment, and risk factors of burn injuries in infants younger than 1 year. METHODS: Data on burn-injured infants during 1990-2011 in Finland came from the National Hospital Discharge Register (NHDR). Information on birth and maternal-related factors came from the Finnish Medical Birth Register, and data on fatal injuries from the Cause of Death Register of Finland. RESULTS: This study included 1842 children, female to male 1:1.5. The annual overall incidence of inhospital and outpatient admissions increased during the study period (p<0.05). Major risk factors were male gender, parity, and the mother's socioeconomic status and young age. The most common causes were scalds and contact burns. Severity of the injury increased along with increasing age, and children aged 9-12 months had the highest prevalence of surgical treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Burn injury incidence in children under 1 year has increased during recent decades in Finland. First-born 9- to 12-month-old boys of young mothers of low socioeconomic status are at higher risk of burn injuries. Preventative work needs strengthening to reduce infant burn injuries.
BACKGROUND: Our aim was to study the incidence, mechanisms, treatment, and risk factors of burn injuries in infants younger than 1 year. METHODS: Data on burn-injured infants during 1990-2011 in Finland came from the National Hospital Discharge Register (NHDR). Information on birth and maternal-related factors came from the Finnish Medical Birth Register, and data on fatal injuries from the Cause of Death Register of Finland. RESULTS: This study included 1842 children, female to male 1:1.5. The annual overall incidence of inhospital and outpatient admissions increased during the study period (p<0.05). Major risk factors were male gender, parity, and the mother's socioeconomic status and young age. The most common causes were scalds and contact burns. Severity of the injury increased along with increasing age, and children aged 9-12 months had the highest prevalence of surgical treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Burn injury incidence in children under 1 year has increased during recent decades in Finland. First-born 9- to 12-month-old boys of young mothers of low socioeconomic status are at higher risk of burn injuries. Preventative work needs strengthening to reduce infant burn injuries.
Authors: Christian Smolle; Janos Cambiaso-Daniel; Abigail A Forbes; Paul Wurzer; Gabriel Hundeshagen; Ludwik K Branski; Fredrik Huss; Lars-Peter Kamolz Journal: Burns Date: 2016-09-03 Impact factor: 2.744
Authors: Alexandra Csenkey; Gergo Jozsa; Noemi Gede; Eszter Pakai; Benedek Tinusz; Zoltan Rumbus; Anita Lukacs; Zoltan Gyongyi; Peter Hamar; Robert Sepp; Andrej A Romanovsky; Peter Hegyi; Peter Vajda; Andras Garami Journal: PLoS One Date: 2019-09-25 Impact factor: 3.240