Estudo das internações por queimaduras e corrosões no Rio Grande do Sul de 2020 a 2024: uma abordagem epidemiológica

Abstract

Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of hospital admissions due to burns and corrosions in the state of Rio Grande do Sul between 2020 and 2024. Method: Ecological, descriptive, and observational study using secondary data obtained from the TabNet/DATASUS platform. Hospital admissions classified under the “ICD-10 Morbidity List: Burns and Corrosions” and recorded between January 2020 and December 2024 were analyzed. Variables included number of admissions, deaths, mean length of stay, mean cost per admission, sex, age group, and health macro-region. Results: a total of 5.540 admissions were recorded during the study period, with a predominance of male patients (64.0%) and the 1–4 years age group (17.4%). The mean cost per admission was R$ 3.047,11, with a mean hospital stay of 8.4 days.The overall lethality rate was 2.9%. The Metropolitan macro-region concentrated approximately 63,1% of cases, whereas the Vales region had the lowest frequency of records. Conclusions: hospital admissions due to burns and corrosions mainly affect young children and male patients. The impact on the healthcare system is considerable, given the high mean cost and prolonged hospital stay. The concentration of cases in more populated regions highlights the need for regional planning, targeted preventive actions, and strengthening of specialized care networks to reduce the occurrence and severity of these injuries.