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Comparison of antemortem clinical diagnosis and postmortem findings in burn-related deaths

Harun TUĞCU
Fatih ZOR
Mehmet TOYGAR
HÜSEYİN BALANDIZ
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491–495
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We believe that postmortem findings revealed by autopsies could significantly contribute to the treatment of burn cases, and that interdisciplinary data sharing would be important in this respect

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Objective & Hypothesis:BACKGROUND: Burn injuries are an important public health problem resulting in high morbidity and mortality.
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Key Findings & Data:Studies have revealed differences between antemortem clinical diagnoses and postmortem findings in burn-related deaths.METHODS: In the present study, postmortem examination reports and autopsy reports issued by the Department of Forensic Medicine in Gülhane Military Medical Academy between 1 January 1994 and 30 May 2013 were retrospectively reviewed together with patient charts in an attempt to compare postmortem findings and antemortem clinical findings in burn-related deaths.RESULTS: In a period of approximately 20 years, thirty-one (6.9%) of the deaths among 450 cases were burn-related.
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Conclusion & Impact:We believe that postmortem findings revealed by autopsies could significantly contribute to the treatment of burn cases, and that interdisciplinary data sharing would be important in this respect
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BACKGROUND: Burn injuries are an important public health problem resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Mortality in burn patients is associated with age, the extent of the burn surface, and the presence of concurrent chronic diseases. Studies have revealed differences between antemortem clinical diagnoses and postmortem findings in burn-related deaths.METHODS: In the present study, postmortem examination reports and autopsy reports issued by the Department of Forensic Medicine in Gülhane Military Medical Academy between 1 January 1994 and 30 May 2013 were retrospectively reviewed together with patient charts in an attempt to compare postmortem findings and antemortem clinical findings in burn-related deaths.RESULTS: In a period of approximately 20 years, thirty-one (6.9%) of the deaths among 450 cases were burn-related. Of the injuries, 90.3% were caused by flame burns. Mean burn percentage was 70.52%, and the survival of these cases was found to decrease significantly with increasing burn percentage (r=-0.491, p=0.005). According to autopsy findings, pneumonia was the most frequently overlooked antemortem clinical diagnosis, and mortality was associated with systemic organ failures.CONCLUSION: Burn-related deaths are an important cause of mortality among soldiers. We believe that postmortem findings revealed by autopsies could significantly contribute to the treatment of burn cases, and that interdisciplinary data sharing would be important in this respect

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TUĞCU, H., ZOR, F., TOYGAR, M., BALANDIZ, H. (2015). Comparison of antemortem clinical diagnosis and postmortem findings in burn-related deaths. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 6, 491–495. https://ajindex.com/articles/323816

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