Clinical outcome analysis of male and female genital burn injuries: A 15-year experience at a Level-1 Burn Center
Objectives: The American Burn Association classifies a burn to the genitalia as a major injury. Isolated burns to the penis, scrotum or vulva are rare as a result of protection provided by the thighs and abdomen. Thus, burned genitalia represent an ominous sign of a more extensive total body surfac...
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Published in | International journal of urology Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 351 - 358 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Melbourne, Australia
Blackwell Publishing Asia
01.04.2012
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Summary: | Objectives: The American Burn Association classifies a burn to the genitalia as a major injury. Isolated burns to the penis, scrotum or vulva are rare as a result of protection provided by the thighs and abdomen. Thus, burned genitalia represent an ominous sign of a more extensive total body surface area burn.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of consecutive patients admitted to a Level‐1 Burn Unit with a burn involving the genitalia from January 1995 to December 2009 comprised the study population.
Results: A total of 393 patients of 5878 patients (6.7%) admitted to the Burn Unit suffered a burn involving the genitalia, including 253 males (64.4%) and 140 females (35.6%). The median total body surface area was 12% (range 1–100%), the most common cause of genital burn was scald (n = 246, 62.9%) and median length of stay was 9 days (range 1–472 days). A total of 269 patients (68.4%) were discharged to home from the hospital, and in‐hospital mortality was 20.9%.
Conclusions: The typical profile for those sustaining a genital burn include younger patients (≤30 years‐of‐age), sustaining a median total body surface area burn of 12% from a scald injury, with extensive genitalia involvement. Length of stay for genital burns is usually extended and, as a result of concomitant injuries, is associated with a 20% in‐hospital death rate. |
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ISSN: | 0919-8172 1442-2042 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02943.x |