Table 1.
Prehospital and clinical characteristics of burn injured patients by race
| Characteristics | Overall | White | Hispanic | Black | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 4198 | 2661 | 340 | 1197 | |
| Age (yr), mean ± SD | 42.2 ± 15.7 | 42.3 ± 16.0 | 33.6 ± 10.9 | 44.2 ± 15.5 | <.001 |
| Gender M F |
3084 (73.5) 1114 (26.5) |
2018 (65.4) 643 (57.7) |
253 (8.2) 8 (7.8) |
813 (26.4) 384 (34.4) |
<.001 |
| Have insurance | 2846 (67.8) | 1928 (72.5) | 152 (44.7) | 766 (64.0) | <.001 |
| Type of burn | <.001 | ||||
| Flame | 2251 (53.6) | 1596 | 145 (6.4) | 510 (22.7) | |
| Scald | (70.9) | 159 (9.6) | |||
| Other | 1652 (39.4) 295 (7.0) |
860 (52.1) 205 (69.5) |
36 (12.2) | 633 (38.3) 54 (18.3) |
|
| %TBSA, median (IQR) | 4.4 (2–10) | 4 (2–10) | 4.5 (2–9.5) | 5 (2–10) | .393 |
| Discharge destination | <.001 | ||||
| Home | 3792 (90.3) | 2435 | 327 (8.6) | 1030 | |
| HH | (64.2) | 12 (4.6) | (27.2) | ||
| SNF | 261 (6.2) | 142 (54.4) | 0 (0.0) | 107 (41.0) | |
| IR | 78 (1.9) | 1 (1.5) | |||
| 67 (1.6) | 45 (57.7) 39 (58.2) |
33 (42.3) 27 (40.3) |
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| Hospital LOS (days), mean ± SD |
13.8 ± 25.2 | 12.7 ± 25.2 | 13.1 ± 20.5 | 16.5 ± 26.2 | <.001 |
| ICU LOS (days), mean ± SD | 5.0 ± 18.2 | 4.6 ± 17.9 | 3.9 ± 12.3 | 6.1 ± 20.0 | .042 |
| Inhalation injury | 318 (7.6) | 199 (32.58) | 25 (7.86) | 94 (29.56) | .909 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 625 (14.9) | 405 (64.08) | 40 (6.40) | 180 (28.80) | .238 |
HH, home with home health care; SNF, skilled nursing facility; IR, inpatient rehab; IQR, interquartile range; LOS, length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit.