Pattern, Cause of Childhood Burn injuries and their Management Outcome At Jimma Medical Center, Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1 Distribution of burns by age and sex.

Figure 2 Distribution of the cause of burn by age.

Figure 3 Distribution of the cause of burn by sex.

Figure 4 Distribution of pediatric burn by TBSA%.

Figure 5 Distribution of pediatric burn site of injury by the age of patients.

Table 1 Distribution of the Pediatric Burn Patients, Length of Hospital Stay, Timing of Care, Degree of Burn, Burn Depth, Treatment Modalities, and Patient Outcome at Discharge

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Length of hospital stay (in days)	<15	22	23.9
	15–30	38	41.3
	31–45	11	12.0
	46–60	11	12.0
	>60	10	10.9
Timing of care	<24	42	45.7
	24–48	24	26.1
	49–72	14	15.2
	>72	12	13.0
Degree of burn	Second degree	69	75
	Third degree	23	25
Management done for the patient	Conservative	39	42.4
	Wound debridement	33	35.9
	Skin graft	16	17.4
	Amputation	4	4.3
Patient outcome at discharge	Survived	72	78.3
	Died	20	21.7

Table 2 Bivariate and Multivariable Logistic Regression Model

Variables	Category	Outcome at Discharge		Sig.	COR (95% CI)	Sig.	AOR (95% CI)
		Survived No (%)	Died No (%)
Age of in years	<1	13(18.1%)	0(0.0%)	0.999	0.001(0.01–2.00)	0.998
	1–4	20(27.8%)	5(25.0%)	0.102	0.36(0.19–1.22)	0.931
	5–9	20(27.8%)	2(10.0%)	0.020	0.15(0.03–0.73)	0.087
	10–14	19(26.4%)	13(65.0%)	1
Degree of burn injury	Second degree	58(80.6%)	11(55.0%)	1
	Third degree	14(19.4%)	9(45.0%)	0.024	3.39(1.18–9.75)	0.127
TBSA	<=10	23(31.9%)	3(15.0%)	1
	11–20	40(55.6%)	8(40.0%)	0.556	1.53(0.37–6.36)	0.806
	20–40	6(8.3%)	6(30.0%)	0.016	7.67(1.47–39.99)	0.272
	>40	3(4.2%)	3(15.0%)	0.046	7.67(1.03–56.77)	0.824
Distance traveled in km	<25	20(27.8%)	0(0.0%)	1
	25–50	16(22.2%)	5(25.0%)	0.498	0.10(0.01–5.00)	0.522
	51–75	14(19.4%)	5(25.0%)	0.172	0.54(0.12–2.11)	0.342
	76–100	10(13.9%)	3(15.0%)	0.387	0.61(0.15–2.44)	0.469
	>100	12(16.7%)	7(35.0%)	0.313	0.51(0.11–2.52)	0.424
LOHS in days	<15	21(29.2%)	1(5.0%)	0.004	0.03(0.003–0.34)	0.160
	15–30	32(44.4%)	6(30.0%)	0.008	0.12(0.03–0.58)	0.339
	31–45	7(9.7%)	4(20.0%)	0.283	0.38(0.06–2.22)	0.494
	46–60	8(11.1%)	3(15.0%)	0.138	0.25(0.04–1.56)	0.081
	>60	4(5.6%)	6(30.0%)	1
Inhalational injury	Yes	5(6.9%)	7(35.0%)	0.003	7.22(1.98–26.27)	0.757
	No	67(93.1%)	13(65.0%)	1
Burn depth	Superficial	40(55.6%)	0(0.0%)	1
	Deep	21(29.2%)	9 (45.0%)	0.997	0.32(0.02–8.00)	0.561
	Mixed	11(15.3%)	11(55.0%)	0.147	0.43(0.14–1.34)	0.351
Degree of severity of burn injury	Moderate	51(70.8%)	2(10.0%)	1
	Severe	21(29.2%)	18(90.0%)	0.024	3.39 (1.18–9.75)	0.083
Management done for the patient	Conservative	39(54.2%)	0(0.0%)	1
	Wound debridement	21(29.2%)	12(60.0%)	0.598	0.023(0.00–3.01)	0.426
	Skin graft	9(12.5%)	7(35.0%)	0.456	1.71(0.16–18.37)	0.325
	Amputation	3(4.2%)	1(5.0%)	0.201	2.33(0.19–27.57)	0.861
Preexisting illness	Yes	7(41.2%)	10 (58.8%)	0.000	9.28(2.87–30.01)	0.007*	8.72(1.79–42.46)
	No	65(86.7%)	10(13.3%)	1
Timing of care in hr.	<24	38(52.8%)	4(20.0%)	1
	24–48	20 (27.8%)	4 (20.0%)	0.398	1.90(0.43–8.41)	0.820	1.23(0.20–7.45)
	49–72	10 (13.9%)	4 (20.0%)	0.092	3.80(0.806–17.924)	0.067	8.29(0.86–79.59)
	>72	4 (5.6%)	8 (40.0%)	0.000	19.00(3.91–52.41)	0.021*	9.63(1.40–66.18)

Note: *Significant association in multivariable analysis.

Abbreviations: TBSA, total body surface area; LOHS, length of hospital stay.