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THE BENEFIT OF USE OF ZINC SULPHAT AND THE INCIDENCE OF TRACHEOSTOMY IN BURN PATIENTS
Dr. Mohammed Atiyah Farhan* and Dr. Salih Mahmood Askar
ABSTRACT This study performed in Baquba teaching hospital, Iraq. from the period of Ist July 2017 to 31th Jan. 2018. A data collected about 75 patient of different age and sex, and we choose the patient whose percentage of burn is below 50% of TBSA. We divide the patients into group A given zinc sulphate orally, and group B treated without zinc. Group A 40 patients and group B 35 patients. All admitted to burn unit. The most common causes of burn is flame 40 cases 53.4% and usually adult are affected. The 2nd common causes is scald 35 case 46.6% and usually affect the children. The mean hospital stay in group A is 9.5 days and in group B is 12 days. Burn of the neck occur in 34 case 45.3%, only one case tracheostomy done for him, and he is 10 years old. Keywords: Burn, neck burn, hospital stay, tracheostomy. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |