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[The structure of fatality in burn disease in children]
Klinicheskaia Khirurgiia
|January 1, 1990
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This study analyzed 208 child deaths from thermal trauma, identifying causes of mortality and errors in treatment. A critical burn concept was defined for pediatric patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric critical care
- Burn injury research
- Trauma survival analysis
Abstract:
On the basis of expert estimation of 208 case records of the children, who died from thermal trauma, the structure and causes of lethality in burn shock, toxemia and septicotoxemia were studied. The organization and therapeutico-diagnostic errors were analysed. The concept of "critical burn" was defined for the children of different age.