Table 1:
Unadjusted Demographics by Surgery
| Overall n=1785 | No Surgery n= 1443 | Surgery n=342 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age: μ (SD) | 3.3 (2.7) | 3.1 (2.6) | 4.2 (3.1) | <0.001 |
| Male Sex: n (%) | 993 (55.8) | 823 (57.2) | 170 (49.9) | 0.01 |
| Burn Total Body Surface Area: median (IQR) | 14 (8 – 21) | 13 (8 – 20) | 16 (10 – 24) | <0.001 |
| Mechanism of Burn: n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Scald - Water | 986 (55.5) | 896 (62.3) | 90 (26.5) | |
| Scald - Grease | 290(16.3) | 244 (17.0) | 46 (13.5) | |
| Flame | 484 (27.2) | 282 (19.6) | 202 (59.4) | |
| Contact | 6 (0.3) | 5 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | |
| Electrical/ | 12 (0.7) | 11 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | |
| Lightening | ||||
| Traditional Medicine Used: n (%) | 185 (10.9) | 142 (10.3) | 43 (13.2) | 0.1 |
| Time to Presentation: n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| 0–6 hrs | 209 (11.9) | 168 (11.9) | 41 (12.2) | |
| 7–12 hrs | 392 (22.4) | 332 (23.5) | 71 (21.1) | |
| 12–24 hrs | 628 (35.8) | 557 (39.4) | 71 (21.1) | |
| 24–48 hrs | 67 (3.9) | 54 (3.8) | 13 (3.9) | |
| >48 hrs | 456 (26.0) | 304 (21.5) | 152 (45.1) | |
| Antibiotics Prescribed: n (%) | 938 (53.2) | 718 (50.4) | 220 (65.3) | <0.001 |
| Transfused: n (%) | 242 (43.8) | 85 (23.6) | 157 (81.4) | <0.001 |
| Mean Upper Arm Circumference: n (%) | 0.6 | |||
| Severe Acute Malnutrition | 6 (0.9) | 5 (0.9) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Moderate Acute Malnutrition | 8 (1.2) | 6 (1.1) | 2 (1.3) | |
| Risk for Acute Malnutrition | 50 (7.2) | 35 (6.5) | 15 (9.6) | |
| Well-nourished | 631 (90.8) | 492 (91.5) | 139 (88.5) | |
| Hospital Length of Stay: median (IQR) | 11 (6 – 24) | 9(5 – 16) | 39 (24 – 61) | <0.001 |
| Mortality: n (%) | 279 (15.9) | 244 (17.2) | 35 (10.5) | 0.002 |