Table 2.
Clinical details of the burn patients
| Variable | Survival, n = 132,531 | Death, n = 4530 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missing | Value | Missing | Value | ||
| Burn type, top 5, n (%) | 0 | 0 | < 0.001* | ||
| Fire/flame | 32,519 (24.5) | 2150 (47.5) | |||
| Scald | 29,953 (22.6) | 215 (4.7) | |||
| Contact with hot object | 7737 (5.8) | 52 (1.1) | |||
| Electrical | 2739 (2.1) | 62 (1.4) | |||
| Chemical | 1747 (1.3) | 12 (0.3) | |||
| TBSA, % (mean ± SD) | 0 | 8.0 ± 10.4 | 0 | 43.2 ± 29.4 | < 0.001* |
| TBSA, full-thickness, % (mean ± SD) | 25,071 | 2.8 ± 7.8 | 269 | 31.6 ± 30.9 | < 0.001* |
| Inhalation injury, n (%) | 31,418 | 5786 (5.7) | 880 | 1682 (46.1) | < 0.001* |
| Intubation, n (%) | 0 | 12,956 (9.8) | 0 | 3664 (80.9) | < 0.001* |
| Ventilator, days (mean ± SD) | 17,263 | 1.8 ± 10.1 | 402 | 14.1 ± 25.4 | < 0.001* |
| ICU stay, days (mean ± SD) | 24,375 | 4.1 ± 12.9 | 539 | 15.6 ± 26.5 | < 0.001* |
| Hospitalization, days (mean ± SD) | 652 | 9.4 ± 20.7 | 16 | 18.0 ± 31.2 | < 0.001* |
| Trips to OpR (mean ± SD) | 31,347 | 1.0 ± 2.8 | 1088 | 2.4 ± 5.6 | < 0.001* |
| Operative/invasive procedures (mean ± SD) | 31,347 | 1.7 ± 4.6 | 1088 | 4.0 ± 8.7 | < 0.001* |
| Hospital charges, in 1000 US Dollar (mean ± SD) | 83,078 | 79 ± 235 | 2791 | 264 ± 471 | < 0.001* |
*Significant with p < 0.05
ICU intensive care unit, OpR operating room, SD standard deviation, TBSA total body surface area, US United States
Variables, such as TBSA, inhalation injury, ICU stay, and the need for surgery, show how much more severe the injuries were in those patients who ultimately died after their burns