Epidemiología y descripción de costo de pacientes quemados admitidos a una clínica de referencia de la Región Caribe colombiana en el periodo 2009 a 2018
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Luque Narváez, Luis | 2020
Burns are a global public health problem and cause around 265,000 deaths a year, most of
which occur in low- and middle-income countries. In many high-income countries, burn
death rates have been declining and the infant mortality rate is currently more
seven times higher in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries.
Burns are among the leading causes of disability-adjusted life-loss in low- and middleincome countries. In 2004, nearly 11 million people around the world suffered burns severe
enough to require medical attention. Worldwide, more than 95% of burns fire or flame
occur in low- and middle-income countries. However, most research, investments,
advances in the treatment of prevention initiatives come from high-income countries, which
has allowed them to reduce their morbidity. In Colombia, few burn studies have been
conducted in the general population and in the paediatric population. A study published by
Aldana and Navarrete shows that departments with the highest number of burn deaths in the
paediatric age are in Bogota, Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Atlántico and Santander. These 5
departments account for about half of those killed across the country, and Atlantic has the
highest mortality rate. Prevention is the key to reducing the morbidity associated with
burns. In this way, it is necessary to establish reliable statistical data determine the most atrisk groups, characteristics and regions; in addition to designing and implementing effective
and impactful interventions on the paediatric population and in responsible for childcare, in
order to generate prevention programmes. That's why the problem question corresponds to
the one described below.
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