Manejo de morbimortalidad del paciente pediátrico quemado en el hospital «Baca Ortiz» de Quito, Ecuador

Abstract

We present a study of morbi-mortality of burned children who entered in Burned Unit at "Baca Ortiz" Children Hospital in Quito (Ecuador) during 2005. Burns main cause are boiling liquids and mortality is higher in men than in women: 2,55% vs 1,7%. Global mortality during 2005 was of 4,25% with a noted decrease than the one obtained five years ago, which was 17%. There are many factors aggravating patients' evolutional prognosis, such as: age, burned body surface, nutritional status and personal backgrounds. Infectious process is detected by the clinic and tissue biopsies cultivations are made, with a highly positive percentage (67,64%). Antibacterial resistance was detected and we began to use Quinolones (Ciprofloxacin).