Table 3.
Prehospital and clinical characteristics of burn injured patients by race for patients with TBSA > 20%
| Characteristics | Overall | White | Hispanic | Black | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 371 | 225 | 26 | 120 | |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 40.6 ± 14.6 | 41.0 ± 15.0 | 32.6 ± 11.6 | 41.5 ± 13.9 | 0.014 |
| Gender | 0.149 | ||||
| M | 292 (78.7) | 181 (62.0) | 23 (7.9) | 88 (30.1) | |
| F | 79 (21.3) | 44 (55.7) | 3 (3.8) | 32 (40.5) | |
| Have insurance | 266 (71.7) | 167 (74.2) | 11 (42.3) | 88 (73.3) | 0.003 |
| Type of Burn | 0.014 | ||||
| Flame | 271 (73.1) | 171 (63.1) | 20 (7.4) | 80 (29.5) | |
| Scald | 69 (18.6) | 31 (44.9) | 4 (5.8) | 34 (49.3) | |
| Other | 31 (8.4) | 23 (74.2) | 2 (6.5) | 6 (19.4) | |
| %TBSA, median (IQR) | 26 (22–36) | 26 (22–35) | 28.5 (23–42) | 26 (22–37) | 0.686 |
| Discharge destination | 0.430 | ||||
| Home | 182 (67.4) | 177 (63.0) | 22 (7.8) | 82 (29.2) | |
| HH | 44 (16.3) | 29 (54.7) | 3 (5.7) | 21 (39.6) | |
| SNF | 28 (10.4) | 4 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (50.0) | |
| IR | 16 (5.9) | 15 (51.7) | 1 (3.5) | 13 (44.8) | |
| Hospital LOS (days), mean ± SD |
53.7 ± 58.7 | 51.5 ± 64.3 | 53.0 ± 37.1 | 58.0 ± 51.1 | 0.619 |
| ICU LOS (days), mean ± SD | 32.9 ± 46.0 | 31.3 ± 48.6 | 27.0 ± 26.4 | 37.0 ± 44.2 | 0.437 |
| Inhalation injury | 97 (26.2) | 50 (51.6) | 8 (8.3) | 39 (40.2) | 0.101 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 178 (48.0) | 104 (58.4) | 12 (6.7) | 62 (34.8) | 0.617 |
HH, home with home health care; SNF, skilled nursing facility; IR, inpatient rehab; IQR, interquartile range; LOS, length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit.