Comparison of Empirical Treatment Versus Advanced Medical Care in Treatment of Burns of Domestic Violence
Sauda usmani, Javaid Munir, Zulfiqar Ali Buzdar, Tariq Abassi, Zia ul Haq, Fakhar uz Zaman
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ABSTRACT
Background: Fires and
burns incidence are on constant rise. Efforts had been made since very ancient
times to curb such debilitating injuries resulting from domestic violence,
vitriol incidences, accidents and mishaps. Treating the burns always had been
an intricate matter of concern. Since primitive times the treatment modalities
had been changed over and over in the search of best available options.
Aim: To compare the efficacy of empirical
treatment with that of advanced medical care among the victims of burns.
Methods: The study comprised of 300 cases
of burns presented from January to December 2020 in Accidents and Emergency
Department of the Jannah Hospital Lahore for empirical treatment and those
managed in the Burn Center of Jannah Hospital Lahore for advanced medical care
of burns. Those who have been referred from periphery and could not get
advanced medical care or had their wound healed when brought to above set-up
were considered as treated as empirically managed burn victims.
Results: The
comparative analysis of empirical therapy and advanced medical care revealed
significant difference when observed among the literacy level and medium of
burns with 0.000 value of p. While no significance difference was observed when
analysis was carried out for age and gender with a p value of 0.187 and 0.496
respectively.
Keywords: Empirical, Advanced Medical Care,
Burns, Age, Gender, Literacy level, Medium of Burns