Mortality and Seizure Disorder in a Ghotb Al Din and Amir al-Mu minin Hospital From 2013 to 2018 in Shiraz

Background: Burns are among the commonest types of trauma and are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the worldwide. Specific vulnerable groups of patients are at increased risk of sustaining a burn injury. Epileptic patients are one such vulnerable group. The objective of this study was to identify the characteristics of burn injuries of seizure disorder patients, with the goal of developing programs to prevent or reduce the frequency and morbidity of such injuries.Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients admitted to Ghotb Al Din and Amir al-Mu minin hospital from 2013 to 2018. Descriptive analysis of patient characteristics and unadjusted and adjusted analyses of risk factors for mortality were conducted for patients with and without seizure disorder. Data were analyzed by SPSS24 software using chi-square testResults: There were 53 epileptic patients in this study, of whom 34 were male and the rest were female. The average age of the patients was 32.7 years (a range of 21-40 years), mean hospital stay was 19.28 days. Total body surface area was 32.73. Among the causes of burnrespectively fire and hot liquids) 52.8, 24.5) the highest percentage of burning agents in patients with epilepsy was.Conclusion: Seizure disorder comprises a significant proportion of patients with burn. Burn prevention programs should target epileptics as a vulnerable group. To implement a successful burns injury-prevention program, epileptic patients should be better recognized as a high-risk group.