Table 4.
Comparison between 3D Burn application and other conventional methods in TBSAB estimation and time to complete the estimation
| Subject A (25% TBSA) (n=43) |
Subject B (30% TBSA) (n=22) |
Subject C (35% TBSA) (n=17) |
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| TBSAB Measurement | Time to Completion | TBSAB Measurement | Time to Completion | TBSAB Measurement | Time to Completion | |||||||
| Paired t-test t value |
Mean difference (%) | Paired t-test t value |
Mean difference (min) | Paired t-test t value |
Mean difference (%) | Paired t-test t value |
Mean difference (min) | Paired t-test t value |
Mean difference (%) | Paired t-test t value |
Mean difference (min) | |
| Rule of Palm vs 3D Burn application | 14.32*** | 15.34 | -3.86*** | -1.86 | 3.29** | 8.82 | -2.20* | -1.27 | 4.01** | 13.41 | -2.95** | -2.46 |
| Rule of Nines vs 3D Burn application | 19.54*** | 18.29 | -4.48*** | -2.26 | 8.69*** | 21.87 | -2.10* | -1.27 | 6.96*** | 24.84 | -4.67*** | -2.87 |
| Lund and Browder chart vs 3D Burn application | 12.11*** | 7.80 | -4.74*** | -2.52 | 8.62*** | 14.05 | -2.01 | -1.34 | 3.21** | 8.94 | -2.12* | -1.53 |
*P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001 indicate significant differences
TBSA Total body surface area, TBSAB Total body surface area burned, 3D Burn 3D Burn Resuscitation