A Systematic Review on Epidemiology of Burns in Pakistan

  • Sidra Kausar Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  • Laiba Arooj Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9041-9600
  • Muhammad Rehan Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  • Tariq Iqbal Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  • Qurrat ul Ain Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  • Ahmed Ali Department of Plastic Surgery, Fauji foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Keywords: Keywords: Burns, Prevalence, Pakistan, Epidemiology

Abstract

Burns are graded as the fourth most common trauma type globally, followed by other traumas including accidents, interpersonal violence and falls. South Asian regions account for 187–243 incidences of burns per hundred thousand annually. Whereas Pakistan lacks national data and cannot measure the burn burden annually. Due to the dearth of clinical and epidemiological studies on burns in Pakistan, we performed this study. This systemic review study aimed at summarizing available Pakistan’s epidemiological data, based on national studies in the past 32 years. The data of our systemic review were collected from five search engines, i.e. PubMed, Google Scholar, PakMediNet, Scopus, and DOAJ. The studies which were reviewed for the article were from 1990 to 2022. The articles of nonhuman participants, duplication and lacking in primary focus were excluded. The PRISMA guidelines were used. A total of 10 articles were included, out of which 4 are from Islamabad ICT, Sindh and 2 from Punjab. The overall gender ratio shows male dominance of 56.07 %. Flame burns were recorded at a higher percentage of 58.32%. The mean TBSA recorded in this research was 29.6%. The mean mortality rate of all the studies shows a percentage of 26.1%. More research studies are needed in  areas lacking information about the victims of burn injuries so that policymakers know the actual number of injuries with whom they have to deal.
Keywords: Burns, Prevalence, Pakistan, Epidemiology

Published
2024-07-19
Section
Review Articles

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