Table 3.

Characteristics and outcomes of study patients in the randomized, double-blind controlled trial

	Antibiotics N=48	Placebo N=46	Difference(95% CI)
Age (years)	34	31	3 (−5 – 11)
% Male	56	61	5 (−2 – 2)
Length (centimeter)	2.1	1.6	0.5 (−0.2 – 1.2)
Time from Injury (minutes)	176	188	12 (−109 – 84)
% Full thickness (through dermis)	56	66	10 (−3 – 10)
% Non-facial	81	64	17 (−0.6 – 33)
% Closed	17	32	15 (−2 – 30)
% Infected	0	4	4 (−1 – 4.5)