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Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Pediatric Burns in the COVID-19 Era: The Experience of a Reference Center

Pediatric burns represent a significant public health problem. We analyzed the characteristics of pediatric burns in a reference center, in order to identify better strategies for prevention and care. Burn patients admitted to the pediatric departments of our hospital from January 2020 to June 2022...

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Autores principales: Pelizzo, Gloria, Lanfranchi, Giulia, Pantaloni, Marcello, Camporesi, Anna, Tommasi, Paola, Durante, Eleonora, Costanzo, Sara, Canonica, Carlotta Maria Paola, Zoia, Elena, Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo, Ruotolopalmi, Valeria, Donzelli, Claudia, Tosi, Giulia Lina, Calcaterra, Valeria
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9688935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36421184
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111735
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author Pelizzo, Gloria
Lanfranchi, Giulia
Pantaloni, Marcello
Camporesi, Anna
Tommasi, Paola
Durante, Eleonora
Costanzo, Sara
Canonica, Carlotta Maria Paola
Zoia, Elena
Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo
Ruotolopalmi, Valeria
Donzelli, Claudia
Tosi, Giulia Lina
Calcaterra, Valeria
author_facet Pelizzo, Gloria
Lanfranchi, Giulia
Pantaloni, Marcello
Camporesi, Anna
Tommasi, Paola
Durante, Eleonora
Costanzo, Sara
Canonica, Carlotta Maria Paola
Zoia, Elena
Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo
Ruotolopalmi, Valeria
Donzelli, Claudia
Tosi, Giulia Lina
Calcaterra, Valeria
author_sort Pelizzo, Gloria
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description Pediatric burns represent a significant public health problem. We analyzed the characteristics of pediatric burns in a reference center, in order to identify better strategies for prevention and care. Burn patients admitted to the pediatric departments of our hospital from January 2020 to June 2022 were retrospectively evaluated. Age, gender, the etiology of injuries, the total burn surface area (TBSA), the degree of burns, the length of hospital stay (LOS), concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection, and burn surface microbial colonization were analyzed. Forty-seven patients were included in the analysis (M:F = 1:0.67). Most of the cases involved patients between 0 and 4 years of age (83%). Hot liquid burns accounted for 79% of cases, flame burns for 9%, thermal burns for 6%, scald burns for 4% and chemical burns for 2%. Mean TBSA was 14 ± 11%. A second-degree lesion was detected in 79% of patients and third-degree in 21%. Mean LOS was 17 days. No additional infection risks or major sequelae were reported in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Fifteen different species of bacteria plus C. parapsilosis were isolated, while no anaerobic microorganisms were detected. In the light of our experience, we recommend a carefully planned and proactive management strategy, always multidisciplinary, to ensure the best care for the burned child.
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spelling pubmed-96889352022-11-25 Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Pediatric Burns in the COVID-19 Era: The Experience of a Reference Center Pelizzo, Gloria Lanfranchi, Giulia Pantaloni, Marcello Camporesi, Anna Tommasi, Paola Durante, Eleonora Costanzo, Sara Canonica, Carlotta Maria Paola Zoia, Elena Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo Ruotolopalmi, Valeria Donzelli, Claudia Tosi, Giulia Lina Calcaterra, Valeria Children (Basel) Article Pediatric burns represent a significant public health problem. We analyzed the characteristics of pediatric burns in a reference center, in order to identify better strategies for prevention and care. Burn patients admitted to the pediatric departments of our hospital from January 2020 to June 2022 were retrospectively evaluated. Age, gender, the etiology of injuries, the total burn surface area (TBSA), the degree of burns, the length of hospital stay (LOS), concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection, and burn surface microbial colonization were analyzed. Forty-seven patients were included in the analysis (M:F = 1:0.67). Most of the cases involved patients between 0 and 4 years of age (83%). Hot liquid burns accounted for 79% of cases, flame burns for 9%, thermal burns for 6%, scald burns for 4% and chemical burns for 2%. Mean TBSA was 14 ± 11%. A second-degree lesion was detected in 79% of patients and third-degree in 21%. Mean LOS was 17 days. No additional infection risks or major sequelae were reported in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Fifteen different species of bacteria plus C. parapsilosis were isolated, while no anaerobic microorganisms were detected. In the light of our experience, we recommend a carefully planned and proactive management strategy, always multidisciplinary, to ensure the best care for the burned child. MDPI 2022-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9688935/ /pubmed/36421184 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111735 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Pelizzo, Gloria
Lanfranchi, Giulia
Pantaloni, Marcello
Camporesi, Anna
Tommasi, Paola
Durante, Eleonora
Costanzo, Sara
Canonica, Carlotta Maria Paola
Zoia, Elena
Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo
Ruotolopalmi, Valeria
Donzelli, Claudia
Tosi, Giulia Lina
Calcaterra, Valeria
Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Pediatric Burns in the COVID-19 Era: The Experience of a Reference Center
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title_full Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Pediatric Burns in the COVID-19 Era: The Experience of a Reference Center
title_fullStr Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Pediatric Burns in the COVID-19 Era: The Experience of a Reference Center
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title_short Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Pediatric Burns in the COVID-19 Era: The Experience of a Reference Center
title_sort epidemiological and clinical profile of pediatric burns in the covid-19 era: the experience of a reference center
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9688935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36421184
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111735
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