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Salehi S H, Asadi K, Karami S, Salehi S A, Jafarian A A. Epidemiology of Chemical Burn Injuries in a Tertiary Burn Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. J Surg Trauma 2026; 14 (2) :79-85
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Burn Research Center, Motahari Burn Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Background and Objective: Chemical burns can cause serious skin damage, affecting human organs and leading to aesthetic and functional problems. Most patients need costly therapeutic interventions. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of chemical burns among patients admitted to the largest burn center in Iran.
Methods: A cross- sectional retrospective study was conducted on patients with chemical burns from March 2022 to June 2023 at Motahari Burn Hospital. Demographic data, burn characteristics, therapeutic interventions, and hospital courses of all patients with burns due to acid, alkaline, and caustic materials were collected. Data were analyzed using SPSS (version 22.0) and t-test and one-way analysis of variance. The significance level was P ˂ 0.05
Results: The prevalence of chemical burns was %5.1 of all admitted burn patients during one year, which is higher than the global average. The mean age of the patients was 32.18 ± 19.12 years, and most of the patients were male (69.4%). Most injuries were due to accidental events (86.7%), and 62.2% of chemical burns occurred at home. The most common chemical substance was acid (60.2%). Over 87% of victims had less than 20% total body surface area (TBSA) involvement. Limbs were injured in 91.8% of cases. The mortality rate was 3.1%. The difference in mean hospital stay duration between accidental and intentional burns was significant (P = 0.020). A significant difference was also found in mean TBSA% across causative agent groups (P = 0.048).
Conclusion: In our study, chemical burns were a small proportion of burn injuries, most of which occurred at home. The incidence of acid violence has not reduced compared to previous studies at our center. The majority of these injuries are preventable.
Methods: A cross- sectional retrospective study was conducted on patients with chemical burns from March 2022 to June 2023 at Motahari Burn Hospital. Demographic data, burn characteristics, therapeutic interventions, and hospital courses of all patients with burns due to acid, alkaline, and caustic materials were collected. Data were analyzed using SPSS (version 22.0) and t-test and one-way analysis of variance. The significance level was P ˂ 0.05
Results: The prevalence of chemical burns was %5.1 of all admitted burn patients during one year, which is higher than the global average. The mean age of the patients was 32.18 ± 19.12 years, and most of the patients were male (69.4%). Most injuries were due to accidental events (86.7%), and 62.2% of chemical burns occurred at home. The most common chemical substance was acid (60.2%). Over 87% of victims had less than 20% total body surface area (TBSA) involvement. Limbs were injured in 91.8% of cases. The mortality rate was 3.1%. The difference in mean hospital stay duration between accidental and intentional burns was significant (P = 0.020). A significant difference was also found in mean TBSA% across causative agent groups (P = 0.048).
Conclusion: In our study, chemical burns were a small proportion of burn injuries, most of which occurred at home. The incidence of acid violence has not reduced compared to previous studies at our center. The majority of these injuries are preventable.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
General Surgery
Received: 2025/01/8 | Accepted: 2025/10/11 | ePublished ahead of print: 2026/03/14 | Published: 2026/06/6
Received: 2025/01/8 | Accepted: 2025/10/11 | ePublished ahead of print: 2026/03/14 | Published: 2026/06/6
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