Table VII.
Predictors of mortality in work-related burn patients
| Variables | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1 | 08 | 2.1 | 0.07 |
| Female | Ref | - | - | - |
| Mechanism of injury | ||||
| Flames | Ref | - | - | - |
| Scald | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Electric current | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.06 |
| Chemical agent | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.08 |
| Fluid resuscitation | ||||
| Properly | Ref | - | - | - |
| Wrong way/ not done | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 0.04 |
| Using painkillers | ||||
| Yes | Ref | - | - | - |
| No | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.5) | 0.12 |
| Neuropathy | ||||
| Yes | 5.1 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 0.01 |
| No | Ref | - | - | - |
| Respiratory disease | ||||
| Yes | 3.3 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 0.04 |
| No | Ref | - | - | - |
| Burn shock | ||||
| Yes | 3.7 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 0.02 |
| No | Ref | - | - | |
| Facial buro | ||||
| Yes | 3.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 0.02 |
| No | Ref | - | - | - |
| Body burn | ||||
| Yes | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.09 |
| No | Ref | - | - | - |
| Perineal burn | ||||
| Yes | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| No | Ref | - | - | - |
| Burned band | ||||
| Yes | 0.82 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| No | Ref | - | - | - |
| Inhalation injury | ||||
| Yes | 7.3 | 5.2 | 17 | <0.001 |
| No | Ref | - | - | - |
| TBSA (%) | ||||
| <20 | Ref | - | - | - |
| 21-49 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| ≥50 | 1.2 | 04 | 2.5 | 006 |
| Full Ibickness buro injuries (%) | ||||
| <20 | Ref | - | - | - |
| 21-49 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 8.3 | <0.01 |
| ≥50 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 10.8 | <0.001 |
| Combined trauma | ||||
| None | Ref | - | - | - |
| Yes | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.06 |
| Complications | ||||
| None | Ref | |||
| Yes | ||||
| Serum Glucose (mmol/1) | ||||
| <9 | Ref | - | - | - |
| ≥9 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0.03 |