Epidemiology of burn injuries in the East Mediterranean Region: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burn injuries remain one of the leading causes of injury morbidity and mortality in the World Health Organization's East Mediterranean Region. To provide an overview on the epidemiology of burn injuries in this region, a systematic review was undertaken.

Methods

Medline, Embase and CINAHL were searched for publications on burns in this region published between 01/01/1997 and 16/4/2007. Data were extracted to a standard spreadsheet and synthesised using a narrative synthesis. No attempt has been made to quantitatively synthesise the data due to the large degree of clinical heterogeneity between study populations.

Results

Seventy one studies were included in the review, from 12 countries. Burn injuries were found to be one of the leading causes of injury morb

SUBMITTER: Othman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2841676 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature