28 April 2025 : Clinical Research
Impact of Voltage Level on Hospitalization and Mortality in Electrical Injury Cases: A Retrospective Analysis from a Turkish Emergency Department
Tamer Durdu
ABCDEFG 1*, Habibe Selmin Ozensoy ABCDEF 1, Nihal Erturk ABCF 1, Yasin Burak Yılmaz BCDF 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947675
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947675
Table 1 Demographic data, hospitalization, and mortality status of patients admitted with electrical injuries.
| N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 83 (25.4%) |
| Male | 244 (74.6%) | |
| Age (years), median (min–max) | 24 (0–92) | |
| Form of electrical exposure | Low voltage | 251 (76.8%) |
| High voltage | 76 (23.2%) | |
| Workplace accident | Yes | 286 (87.5) |
| No | 41 (12.5) | |
| Electric inlet area | Upper extremity | 237 (72.5%) |
| Lower extremity | 6 (1.8%) | |
| Head | 7 (2.1%) | |
| Body | 5 (1.5%) | |
| No | 72 (22.0%) | |
| Electric outlet area | Upper extremity | 33 (10.1%) |
| Lower extremity | 28 (8.6%) | |
| Body | 7 (2.1%) | |
| No | 259 (79.2%) | |
| Stay in hospital (day), mean | <1 (0–202) | |
| Hospitalization | Discharge | 219 (67.0%) |
| Service | 47 (14.4%) | |
| Intensive Care Unit (ICU) | 61 (18.7%) | |
| Mortality | Dead | 5 (1.5%) |
| Alive | 322 (98.5%) | |
| Electrocardiogram (ECG) | Normal | 294 (90%) |
| Arythmia | 5 (1.5%) | |
| Vt/vf | 4 (1.2%) | |
| St segment anomaly | 24 (7.3%) |