Electrical burns and complications: Data of a tertiary burn center intensive care unit.
CONCLUSION: The proportion of our electrical burn patients is higher than reported in the literature. Burn TBSA and ABSI scores seem unrelated to prognosis. As the majority of patients are burned with high-voltage electricity at work, these injuries can be reduced by following occupational safety principles. Because of the high rate of complications in electrical burns, an experienced health team in well-equipped centers should treat patients in accordance with updated guidelines.
PMID: 32185768 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : TJTES - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Başaran A, Gürbüz K, Özlü Ö, Demir M, Eroğlu O, Daş K Tags: Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg Source Type: research
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