Incidencia de quemaduras en el hospital de niños Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde, 2014-2020. Guayaquil-Ecuador

Incidencia de quemaduras en el hospital de niños Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde, 2014-2020. Guayaquil-Ecuador Incidence of burns in the children's hospital dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde, 2014-2020. Guayaquil-Ecuador

Objective: It was to determine the incidence of burns in patients admitted to the Children's Hospital Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde. Child burns are one of the most important injuries in the home, both because of the frequency and because of the physical, psychological, social and family implications that they have. They represent a global public health problem and are more frequent in developing countries where preventive measures are scarce or non-existent. Materials and methods: a retrospective descriptive study was carried out taking as a universe the total number of patients with burns admitted to the Children's Hospital Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde in the period from 2014 to 2020. Results: we registered a total of 1,838 patients with burns who received hospital management. The incidence of burns corresponded to 1.58%. The male sex was the most affected 62%. The age group most exposed was that of children under 5 years old 57%. The hot liquid accounted for 55%. Most of the injuries, 75% occurred at home, the depth of the burns was Grade II 53% and by extension 77% <10% BBS. The body segment most affected were the upper limbs 31%. The mean hospital stay was 9.70 days. Conclusions: Burns in childhood are frequent and are related to the lack of adequate adult supervision. We will be able to minimize childhood burns when parents or caregivers of infants understand the value of prevention.