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. 2024 Dec 11;10:20595131241288298. doi: 10.1177/20595131241288298

Table 2b.

Comparisons in cohorts with more severe burns.

40–59% TBSA Severe burns without PTSD Severe burns with PTSD Risk Ratio 95% Confidence Interval P value
Opioid use 71 (18.8%) 73 (19.3%) 1.026 (0.766, 1.38) 0.0453
Chronic pain syndrome 10 (2.6%) 18 (4.8%) 1.846 (0.842, 3.848) 0.1234
Depression 18 (4.8%) 66 (17.5%) 3.645 (2.221, 6.053) <0.0001
Anxiety 26 (6.9%) 164 (43.4%) 6.289 (4.278, 9.301) <0.0001
Emergency department visits 35 (9.3%) 60 (15.9%) 1.709 (1.159, 2.536) 0.0041
Mortality 10 (2.6%) 10 (2.6%) 1.0 (0.421, 2.375) 1.000
60%+ TBSA Critical burns without PTSD Critical burns with PTSD Risk Ratio 95% Confidence Interval P value
Opioid use 61 (18.3%) 154 (46.2%) 2.524 (2.139, 4.650) <0.0001
Chronic pain syndrome 10 (3.0%) 23 (6.9%) 2.30 (1.112, 4.757) 0.0203
Depression 13 (3.9%) 57 (17.1%) 4.384 (2.448, 7.854) <0.0001
Anxiety 36 (10.8%) 136 (40.8%) 3.777 (2.704, 5.278) <0.0001
Emergency department visits 32 (9.6) 64 (19.2%) 2.012 (0.873, 3.069) 0.0002
Mortality 14 (4.2%) 10 (3.0%) 0.714 (0.322, 1.585) 0.4056

TBSA: total body surface area burned.