Epidemiology of hospitalized burn patients during 5 years in Khuzestan province, Iran

Infection is one of the most common causes of complication in burn patients. A severe burn injury is not only a life–threatening problem for the burned patients, but it also may have serious financial effects on the patient and society.Patients and In a descriptive study, medical files of 6082 consecutive admissions for burn injury treated at Taleghani Burn Hospital over a five-year period were reviewed. The mean age of patients was 22.4±16.9 years and overall male to female ratio was 1.25. Burns were more common during winter (33.6%) (p