EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA ON BURN INJURIES IN ANGOLA - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 7230 PATIENTS

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作者
ADAMO, C [1 ]
ESPOSITO, G [1 ]
LISSIA, M [1 ]
VONELLA, M [1 ]
ZAGARIA, N [1 ]
SCUDERI, N [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA,POLICLIN UMBERTO 1,DEPT PLAST & RECONSTRUCT SURG,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
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10.1016/0305-4179(95)00038-D
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 [临床医学]; 100602 [中西医结合临床];
摘要
This study describes the work carried out at the Burn Unit of the Neves Bendinha Hospital, Luanda, Angola, during the 3-year period July 1991 to June 1994. During this period we admitted 2569 burned patients to our burn unit and 4661 were treated on an outpatient basis. The data From the patients were analysed to indicate the distribution according to age, sex TBSA, cause of the lesion and mortality. Our study gives some epidemiological data on burns in an undeveloped country undergoing a war out lining the specific problems compared to the reality in civilized countries.
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页码:536 / 538
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