Burns at the Nouakchott Trauma and Burns Centre (Mauritania) Epidemiological, Clinical, Etiological and Therapeutic Profiles Based on 105 cases

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INTRODUCTION: Burns are a public health problem. They are responsible for a significant number of days off work and are a source of major functional and cosmetic disability. Aims: the aims of this work are - Study the different epidemiological, clinical and a etiological characteristics - Evaluate the care of burns patients at the CTOGB - Propose care protocols adapted to our conditions of practice. - Make recommendations for the care of burn victims in Mauritania. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective descriptive and analytical study of 105 patients hospitalized with burns collected at the CTOGB during the period from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017. Results: The mean age of our patients was 19.4 years, with extremes of 1 and 70 years. Women were the most affected 68.6% of cases, men represented 31.4% of cases, The sex ratio was 0.46. The most frequent circumstance of occurrence was a domestic accident (93.3%). Thermal burns were the most frequent cause in 97.1% of cases. The admission time was less than 24 hours in most cases. The mean DBS was 42%. The mean length of stay was 11 days, with extremes ranging from 2 to 90 days. The outcome was favourable in 64.6% of patients, with 32.4% dying. Conclusion: Burns are a very frequent and worrying traumatic pathology. The main mechanism is thermal burns, most often caused by domestic accidents.

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