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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1980; 13(02): 8-11
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778400
Review Article

A Study of Mortality in Burns (A review of 1513 cases)

Prof. R. C. Sinka
1   Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery, P. M. C. H., Patna
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Dr. S. K. Verma
2   Registrar, Department of Plastic Surgery P. M. C. H., Patna
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Summary

1. Mortality among 1513 cases of burns admitted in Patna Medical college Hospital, TUnder Plastic Surgery Department from Jan., 1970 to Dec., 1979 were reviewed.

2. 60.62% of the cases were of major burns (above 30%), 14.34% were between 15% to 30% and 25.04% were below 15%.

3. There was a total mortality of 498 cases out of which 213 were males and 385 were females with an overall mortality of 37.7% in males and 30.5% in females.

4, 86.97% of the cases had received the burn injury due to cloth catching fire and the accident was preventable.

5. 40.2%, of the cases were from the age group 12 to 45 years. 24.8%, above 45 years and 18.4 below 12 years.



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