On Anesthesia for Burned Patients(I): Clinical analysis of anesthesia for burned patients during recent 3 years .
10.4097/kjae.1989.22.5.756
- Author:
Suk Gyoon CHUNG
1
;
Soon Jae KIM
;
Hyun Soo KIM
;
Kwang Min KIM
;
Weon Jin CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Burn
- MeSH:
Anesthesia*;
Anesthesia, Inhalation;
Anesthesia, Intravenous;
Burn Units;
Burns*;
Child;
Heart;
Humans;
Male;
Skin;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1989;22(5):756-761
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We analyzed 560 cases of anesthesia for burned patients from January 1986 to December 1983 after establishment of burn center in Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital. The results were as follws; 1) The number of patients was 121 in 1986, 203 in 1987 and 236 in 1988. 2) Among 560 cases, 411 (73.4%) cases were male and the most common age group was under 10-year-old (181 cases, 32.4%). 3) Most frequent surgical procedure was skin graft (453 cases 80.9%) and early escharectomy was increased. 4) Inhalation anesthesia was 496 cases (88.6%) and intravenous anesthesia was decreased (16.5% in 1986 and 0.4%, in 1988). 5) The duration of anesthesia was 2.5+/-1.61 hours in 1986, 2.6+/-1.20 hours and 1.5+/-0.89 hours in 1988. It was shortened respectively. 6) Flame burn was the most common cause of burn (65.9%) and the patient with 30-40% burned surface area were most frequent (22.1%).
