Table 2.
Burn characteristics and outcomes of isolated foot burns by mechanism of injury
| Total group n (%) |
Mechanism | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact n (%) |
Scald n (%) |
Friction n (%) |
Flame n (%) |
Chemical n (%) |
Other n (%) |
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| Depth of burn | ||||||||||||||
| ᅟSuperficial | 7 | 3.2% | 5 | 3.7% | 1 | 2.0% | - | 1 | 20.0% | - | - | |||
| ᅟSPT | 111 | 51.9% | 71 | 52.6% | 31 | 60.8% | 3 | 18.8% | 2 | 40.0% | 3 | 60.0% | 1 | 50.0% |
| ᅟDPT | 82 | 38.3% | 51 | 37.8% | 18 | 35.3% | 9 | 56.2% | 2 | 40.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 50.0% |
| ᅟFull thickness | 14 | 6.5% | 8 | 5.9% | 1 | 2.0% | 4 | 25.0% | - | 1 | 20.0% | - | ||
| Trips to OT | 42 | 19.6% | 31 | 23.0% | 3 | 5.9% | 6 | 37.6% | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 20.0% | - | |
| ᅟSkin graft | 22 | 10.3% | 14 | 10.4% | 2 | 3.9% | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 20.0% | - | |
| ᅟCOD | 19 | 8.9% | 16 | 11.9% | 1 | 2.0% | 2 | 12.6% | - | - | - | |||
| ᅟOther | 1 | 0.4% | 1 Toe amputation | |||||||||||
| Scar management | 59 | 27.6% | 28 | 20.7% | 13 | 25.5% | 13 | 81.3% | 2 | 40.0% | 3 | 60.0% | 1 | 50.0% |
SPT superficial partial thickness
DPT deep partial thickness
OT operating theatre
COD change of dressing
- no patients