. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Burn Care Res. 2017 Jan-Feb;38(1):e293–e298. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000373

Table 7.

Mortality data by low-voltage, high-voltage and voltage not otherwise specified by total numbers reported.

	Low-Voltage (n_total)	High-Voltage (n_total)	Voltage Not Otherwise Specified (n_total)	p-value (LV vs. HV)
Mortality (%)	2.6	5.2	3.7	0.2
Mortality (n)	23	92	71
Total number electrical burns^* (n_total)	887	1755	1944
Cause of mortality reported (n, %)	0 (0%)	26 (28%)	51 (72%)
Reported Causes of Mortality^*
TBSA > 50%, n (%)	-	12 (48%)	10 (20%)
Multi-organ failure/ Septicemia, n (%)	-	11 (44%)	7 (14%)
Pneumonia, n (%)	-	0 (0%)	8 (15%)
ARDS, n (%)	-	1 (4%)	0 (0%)
Renal Failure/ATN, n (%)	-	0 (0%)	14 (27%)
Myocardial infarction/Cardiopulmonary arrest, n (%)	-	1 (4%)	3 (6%)
Ventricular fibrillation, n (%)	-	0 (0%)	9 (18%)
Hepatic failure, n (%)	-	1 (4%)	0 (0%)

Of studies that reported mortality rates.