title: Self-inflicted burns.
abstract: Of 3371 patients admitted to the Vall D'Hebron Burns Center, Barcelona, between the years 1983 and 1991 inclusive, 67 patients had attempted self-inflicted burns (1.98 per cent). Over 75 per cent of these patients had previous psychiatric illness and 20 per cent had previously attempted suicide. The mean age was 38 years and the overall mortality rate was 30 per cent. Over 71 per cent were male patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vall D'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: García-Sánchez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palao
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Legarre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data