The Profile Of Severe Burn Injury Patients With Sepsis In Hasan Sadikin Bandung General HospitaL

Burn injury remains a major global health issue. An estimated 180,000 people die annually due to burn injury, and most cases occur in low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. Several complications of burns may lead to mortality, and sepsis is one of the major threats, with the risk of developing multi organ dysfunction syndrome. This study applied a descriptive-retrospective method on 3-year medical records of severe burn injury patients. The data were classified according to age, etiology, outcome, antibiotic resistance, and pathogens of sepsis. There were 100 medical records of severe burn injury, and 55% of them were accompanied by sepsis. The highest number of sepsis cases was found in the age category of 40-50 years old. Nearly 80% of the cases were fire-related burns. Blood and burn wound culture of recovered patients showed 55% contamination with gram-positive bacteria, and 50% of them with Staphylococcus hominis. Contamination of blood and burn wound culture of deceased patients with gram-negative bacteria was 100%, 60% of them with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. There is a more than 50% chance of severe burn patients falling into septic conditions. More than half of the patients were infected with gram-negative bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa remains the main culprit of septic burn-related death.