ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to evaluate research is to investigate degree of electrical burns, the type of elektrical current, labaratory fi ndings and length of the stay the hospital in Selcuk University Meram Medical School Emergency Department.

In this retrospective study, thirty-three patients who were exposed to electrical injuries and treated at the Emergency department of Selcuk University Meram Faculty of Medicine between January 2007 and January 2009 were reviewed. The relationship between clinical course, degree of electrical burns and changes of laboratory fi ndings in patients who had electrical injuries were investigated. Analysis of data revealed a correlation between elevated leukocyte, CK-MB and CK serum levels with the degree of electrical burns. Serum leukocyte, CK-MB and CK serum levels were determined on the second day following admission.

Mean age of these patients was 24 years. Of the patients, 31 (93.4%) were male and two (6.6%) were female and mean length of stay in hospital was 7 days. Electricians and industrial workers constituted 49% of these patients. Fourteen (42.3%) patients were exposed to high voltage and 19 (57.7%) to low voltage. It was detected that the relation between length of stay in hospital with degree of electrical burns, leukocyte and CK-MB serum levels.

There is a relation between length of stay in hospital with degree of electrical burns, leukocyte and CK-MB serum levels. Therefore, using of these laboratory fi ndings may provide a prognostic value for the clinical outcome of these patients.

Keywords: Electric, CPK, CK-MB, length of stay