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.
Epidemiological data on burn injuries in Angola: a retrospective study of 7230 patients / Adamo, C; Esposito, G; Lissia, M; Vonella, M; Zagaria, N; Scuderi, Nicolo'. - In: BURNS. - ISSN 0305-4179. - 21 (7):(1995), pp. 536-538. [10.1016/0305-4179(95)00038-D]
Epidemiological data on burn injuries in Angola: a retrospective study of 7230 patients
SCUDERI, Nicolo'
1995-01-01
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
