Yıl: 2015 Cilt: 14 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 26 - 29 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department

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Giriş: Elektrik akımının hücre zarı ile damarların düz kasları üzerindeki direkt etkisi ve akımın vücut dokularından geçerken ısı enerjisine dönüşmesine bağlı olarak elektrik yanıkları gelişir. Tüm yanık vakalarının % 3-5 'ini elektrik yanıkları oluşturur. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 2001-2011 tarihleri arasında acil servisimize başvuran toplam 213 elektrik çarpmasına bağlı yanık hastaları retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Bulgular: Acil servisimize başvuran elektrik çarpmasına bağlı yanık hastalarının %86,9'u (n=184) erkektir. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 33,7±10,8 (18-72) idi. En sık başvurular il merkezlerinde ikamet eden hastalar (%63,4; n=135) iken bunu köyde ikamet edenler (%22,5; n=48) ve ilçede ikamet edenler (%14,1; n=30) takip etmektedir. Yanığın en sık oluştuğu saatler %5,6 (n=12) ile 14: 00, %4,2 (n=9) ile 10: 00 ve 11: 00 saatleridir. Acile başvuru saatleri %39,4 (n=84) ile 18: 00-24: 00 saatleri arasında olmuştur. Hastaların %59,6'ı (n=127) 3. derece, %39,4 (n=84) 2. derece ve %0,9 (n=2) 1. derece yanıktır. Yanıkla birlikte bir hastada SAK, bir hastada ise akut batın oluşmuştur. Yanık kliniğinde ölüm oranı %1 (n=2) olarak gerçekleşmiştir. Elektrik yanığının en sık görüldüğü aylar %14,1 (n=30) Ağustos, %11,3 (n=24) Haziran ve %10,3 (n=22) Temmuzdu. En az elektrik yanıkları ise kış aylarında %16 (n=34) görülmektedir. Hastaların yattığı gün sayıları 1-141 gün arasında değişmekte olup ortalaması 26,4±24,8 gündür. Sonuç: Elektrik çarpmasına bağlı oluşan yanıklar diğer yanıklara göre sık olmayıp özellikle yaz aylarında artış göstermektedirler ve 3. derece yanık yüzdeleri de yüksektir
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Konular: Acil Tıp

Acil Servisimize Başvuran Elektrik Yanıklı Hastaların Sosyodemografik Özellikleri

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Aim: Electrical burns may develop because of the direct effect of electric current on the cell membrane and smooth muscle of blood vessels and because of the transformation into heat energy when passing through body tissues. Electrical burns account for 3%-5% of all cases of burns.Materials and Methods: A total of 213 patients with electrical burns who were admitted to our emergency department (ED) between 2001 and 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.Results: The mean age of patients was 33.7±10.8 (min: 18, max: 72 years), and 86.9% (n=185) of the patients were male. The majority of patients (63.4%; n=135) were living in city centers, followed by patients in the village (22.5%; n=48) and the countryside (14.1%; n=30) respectively. The most common occurrence times of the burns were 14:00 (5.6%; n=12) and 10:00-11:00 (4.2%; n=9). Of the patients, 39.4% (n=84) were admitted to our ED between 18:00 and 24:00. Third degree burns were seen in 57.9% (n=127) patients, second degree in 39.4% (n=84), and first degree in 0.9% (n=2). Subarachnoid hemorrhage was accompanied in one patient and acute abdomen in another. Mortality was 1% (n=2) in the burn center. Electrical burns were most frequently seen in August (14.1%; n=30), June (11.3%; n=24), and July (10.3%; n=22). However, it was rarely seen during winter months (16%; n=34). The average days of hospitalization were 26.4±24.8 (min: 1, max: 141 days). Conclusion: Electrical burns are not common compared with other burns and have a high percentage of third degree burns. The frequency of electrical burns increases during the summer in our region.
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Konular: Acil Tıp
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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APA Aköz A, ÖZOĞUL B, AVŞAR Ü, ÇAKIR Z, ASLAN Ş, EMET M, BAYRAMOGLU A (2015). Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. , 26 - 29.
Chicago Aköz Ayhan,ÖZOĞUL Bünyami,AVŞAR Ümit,ÇAKIR Zeynep,ASLAN Şahin,EMET Mücahit,BAYRAMOGLU ATIF Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. (2015): 26 - 29.
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AMA Aköz A,ÖZOĞUL B,AVŞAR Ü,ÇAKIR Z,ASLAN Ş,EMET M,BAYRAMOGLU A Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. . 2015; 26 - 29.
Vancouver Aköz A,ÖZOĞUL B,AVŞAR Ü,ÇAKIR Z,ASLAN Ş,EMET M,BAYRAMOGLU A Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. . 2015; 26 - 29.
IEEE Aköz A,ÖZOĞUL B,AVŞAR Ü,ÇAKIR Z,ASLAN Ş,EMET M,BAYRAMOGLU A "Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department." , ss.26 - 29, 2015.
ISNAD Aköz, Ayhan vd. "Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department". (2015), 26-29.
APA Aköz A, ÖZOĞUL B, AVŞAR Ü, ÇAKIR Z, ASLAN Ş, EMET M, BAYRAMOGLU A (2015). Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 14(1), 26 - 29.
Chicago Aköz Ayhan,ÖZOĞUL Bünyami,AVŞAR Ümit,ÇAKIR Zeynep,ASLAN Şahin,EMET Mücahit,BAYRAMOGLU ATIF Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine 14, no.1 (2015): 26 - 29.
MLA Aköz Ayhan,ÖZOĞUL Bünyami,AVŞAR Ümit,ÇAKIR Zeynep,ASLAN Şahin,EMET Mücahit,BAYRAMOGLU ATIF Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol.14, no.1, 2015, ss.26 - 29.
AMA Aköz A,ÖZOĞUL B,AVŞAR Ü,ÇAKIR Z,ASLAN Ş,EMET M,BAYRAMOGLU A Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015; 14(1): 26 - 29.
Vancouver Aköz A,ÖZOĞUL B,AVŞAR Ü,ÇAKIR Z,ASLAN Ş,EMET M,BAYRAMOGLU A Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015; 14(1): 26 - 29.
IEEE Aköz A,ÖZOĞUL B,AVŞAR Ü,ÇAKIR Z,ASLAN Ş,EMET M,BAYRAMOGLU A "Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department." Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 14, ss.26 - 29, 2015.
ISNAD Aköz, Ayhan vd. "Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department". Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine 14/1 (2015), 26-29.