Table 3.
Variable | Survival, n = 132,531 | Death, n = 4530 | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Missing | Value | Missing | Value | ||
Complication, any, n (%) | N/A | 18,140 (13.7) | N/A | 1445 (31.9) | < 0.001* |
Stroke | 185 (0.1) | 29 (0.6) | < 0.001* | ||
DVT | 382 (0.3) | 33 (0.7) | < 0.001* | ||
ARDS | 320 (0.2) | 186 (4.1) | < 0.001* | ||
Respiratory failure | 1491 (1.1) | 582 (12.8) | < 0.001* | ||
Renal failure | 540 (0.4) | 448 (9.9) | < 0.001* | ||
Arrhythmia | 638 (0.5) | 139 (3.1) | < 0.001* | ||
Pneumonia | 2155 (1.6) | 443 (9.8) | < 0.001* | ||
Urinary tract infection | 1299 (1.0) | 77 (1.7) | < 0.001* | ||
Septic disorder | 1548 (1.2) | 451 (10.0) | < 0.001* | ||
Wound infection | 4197 (3.2) | 197 (4.3) | < 0.001* | ||
Decubitus ulcer | 319 (0.2) | 38 (0.8) | < 0.001* | ||
Cause of death, top 3, n (%) | – | – | 924 | ||
Multi-organ system failure | 924 (25.6) | – | |||
Burn shock | 578 (16.0) | – | |||
Cardiovascular failure | 396 (11.0) | – |
*Significant with p < 0.05
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, DVT deep venous thrombosis, N/A not available
It showed the patients in the deceased group suffered many more complications after their burn trauma