Annals of burns and fire disasters
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Ann Burns Fire Disasters · Sep 2019
Factors affecting length of stay among pediatric and adult patients admitted to the Lebanese Burn Centre: a retrospective study.
Burn injuries are serious lesions requiring specialized medical care, and are associated with prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS). This study aims to elucidate the epidemiological and clinical factors affecting the LOS of pediatric and adult patients with burn wounds. A single-centre retrospective study was conducted at the Hopital Libanais Geitawi Burn Centre in Lebanon. ⋯ Multivariate analysis showed that both pediatric and adult LOS was significantly associated to number of operations, need for burn excision and skin grafting, and receiving a blood transfusion. Adult LOS was further affected by mechanical ventilation, infection and age. Our study demonstrated the differential influence of epidemiological and clinical factors among adult and pediatric populations, which allows better prediction of LOS and management of patients with burn injuries.