To evaluate the relative contribution of methamphetamine production related a ccidents to facial and ocular injuries admitted to a regional burn unit. Retrosp ective observational case series. Chart review of all pati...To evaluate the relative contribution of methamphetamine production related a ccidents to facial and ocular injuries admitted to a regional burn unit. Retrosp ective observational case series. Chart review of all patients admitted to the B urn Unit at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) over a 16 month interval. Methamphetamine related accidents were responsible for thirteen (9.8 %) of 132 patients admitted with facial burns to UIHC during the study period. All victims were male. In addition to facial burns, eight patients (14 eyes) suf fered chemical or thermal burns of the ocular surface of Hughes grade I or worse . One patient required full thickness skins grafts for cicatricial ectropion of all four eyelids. In endemic areas such as Iowa, methamphetamine production acc idents contribute to as many as 10%of admissions to burn care units for facial and ocular injuries.展开更多
文摘To evaluate the relative contribution of methamphetamine production related a ccidents to facial and ocular injuries admitted to a regional burn unit. Retrosp ective observational case series. Chart review of all patients admitted to the B urn Unit at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) over a 16 month interval. Methamphetamine related accidents were responsible for thirteen (9.8 %) of 132 patients admitted with facial burns to UIHC during the study period. All victims were male. In addition to facial burns, eight patients (14 eyes) suf fered chemical or thermal burns of the ocular surface of Hughes grade I or worse . One patient required full thickness skins grafts for cicatricial ectropion of all four eyelids. In endemic areas such as Iowa, methamphetamine production acc idents contribute to as many as 10%of admissions to burn care units for facial and ocular injuries.
