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Česky / Czech version | ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 43, 2001, No. 2, p. 57-60 |
Special features of burn injuries in elderly patients Koupil J., Brychta P., Říhová H., Kincová Š. Burn and Plasic Surgery Centre, Universal Hospital Brno, Czech Republic |
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Summary: Types of burns and other aspects of burn injuries and case outcomes were assessed in a group of geriatric pa-
tients (> 60 years) and a younger group of patients (40-59 years). Between 1990 and 1999, 137 geriatric patients
(47 [34 %] males and 90 [66 %] females) were admitted to the Burn Centre and Reconstructive Surgery Centre at
University Hospital in Brno. We compared findings in this elderly group to those in 176 younger burn patients (126
[72 %] males and 50 [28 %] females) who were treated at the centre during the same time period. Age and con-
comitant chronic disease contribute to the high mortality and a higher frequency of complications in geriatric pa-
tients who suffer burn injuries. In this study, the complication rates for geriatrics during hospitalization (44 % in
males and 32 % in females) and the elderly patients´ mortality rates (26 % in males and 17 % in females) differed
statistically from the corresponding rates in the younger patient group. It is important to know the special needs of
elderly burn patients because this patient group is expected to grow in parallel with the rising average age of the
Czech Republic´s population.
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