TABLE I.
Massive Burns (TBSA≥60%) | Major Burn (TBSA 20–59%) | |||||
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Liberal (n = 25) | Restrictive (n = 21) | p | Liberal (n = 152) | Restrictive (n = 147) | p | |
Age | 33 [28, 51] | 32 [25, 46] | 0.31 | 42 [31, 55] | 42 [29, 58] | 0.46 |
Gender (% male) | 92 | 76.2% | 0.22 | 76.3 | 80.3 | 0.48 |
TBSA | 76 [68, 82] | 72 [63, 75] | 0.11 | 30 [24, 40] | 30 [24, 36] | 0.58 |
Full thickness | 64 [28, 80] | 61 [40, 68] | 0.34 | 18 [3, 30] | 18 [5, 28] | 0.95 |
Partial thickness | 5 [0, 40] | 7 [0, 32] | 0.99 | 13 [2, 23] | 12 [1, 23] | 0.68 |
Inhalation Injury (%) | 32 | 42.9 | 0.55 | 19.1 | 21.8 | 0.57 |
APACHE Score | 25 [21, 27] | 26 [22, 28] | 0.75 | 17 [11, 24] | 16 [12, 21] | 0.56 |
Admit MOD | 7 [5, 9] | 8 [6, 9] | 0.11 | 4 [1, 6] | 4 [1, 6] | 0.66 |
Data expressed as medians [25th, 75th quantiles] or percentage (n) of selected variables for each treatment group.