Table 2.
Emergency tracheal intubation, surgery, burn intensive care, and outcomes of patients with electric injury
| Total (n = 162) | > = 1000 V (n = 82) | < 1000 V (n = 80) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency tracheal Intubation | < 0.001 | |||
| On scene EMS; n (%) | 60 (37.0) | 53 (64.6) | 7 (8.8) | |
| Resuscitation room; n (%) | 14 (8.6) | 8 (9.8) | 6 (7.5) | |
| Surgery | ||||
| Interventions; mean (SD) | 2.77 (3.28) | 4.07 (3.70) | 1.44 (2.10) | < 0.001 |
| Fasciotomy; n (%) | 29 (17.9) | 27 (32.9) | 2 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
| Split thickness skin graft; n (%) | 116 (71.6) | 71 (86.6) | 45 (56.3) | < 0.001 |
| Flap surgery; n (%) | 24 (14.8) | 18 (22.0) | 6 (7.5) | 0.010 |
| Minor limb amputation; n (%) | 23 (14.2) | 21 (25.6) | 2 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
| Major limb amputation; n (%) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Decompression laparotomy; n (%) | 5 (3.1) | 5 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.025 |
| Burn intensive care | ||||
| Mechanical ventilation; n (%) | 71 (43.8) | 59 (72.0) | 12 (15.0) | < 0.001 |
| Ventilator days; mean (SD) | 3.89 (8.98) | 6.83 (10.96) | 0.88 (4.79) | < 0.001 |
| Prone positioning/Rotorest®; n (%) | 13 (8.0) | 12 (14.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0.002 |
| Renal replacement therapy; n (%) | 18 (11.1) | 17 (20.7) | 1 (1.3) | < 0.001 |
| Sepsis; n (%) | 31 (19.1) | 26 (31.7) | 5 (6.3) | < 0.001 |
| Outcome | ||||
| LOS BICU, days; mean (SD) | 20.98 (20.54) | 29.49 (22.62) | 12.25 (13.52) | < 0.001 |
| 30-day mortality; n (%) | 11 (6.8) | 11 (13.4) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
| Hospital mortality; n (%) | 17 (10.5) | 15 (18.3) | 2 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
SD standard deviation, EMS emergency medical service, LOS length of stay, BICU burn intensive care unit
italicized p values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05)