Table 1.

Characteristics of the burn patients studied (n = 50)

	Mean ± SD	Range	CODE
Quantitative variables
Age (years)	52.3 ± 20.7	15–90	AGE
Body weight (kg)	71.3 ± 13.5	50–108	WT
Burned surface area (% of the total body surface)	23.0 ± 13.5	10–62	BSA
Baux index	75.6 ± 22.4	30–122	BAUX
UBS index	64.8 ± 50.0	10–233	UBS
Tobiasen index	7.0 ± 1.8	4–11	TOBI
Serum creatinine (µmol l−1)	76.5 ± 21.8	35–141	CREA
Creatinine clearance (ml min−1)	105.3 ± 39.3	33–191	CLCR
Proteinaemia (g l−1)	56.8 ± 7.1	38–69	PROT
BUN (mmol l−1)	7.3 ± 3.6	2–19	BUN
Qualitative variables
Gender
Men = 0; women = 1	38	12	SEX
Mechanical ventilation
Without = 0; with = 1	34	16	VENT