Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of surviving burn patients
| Pediatrics | Adult | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (0–17 years) | (18+ years) | All patients | |
| Number of patients (n) | 5957 | 15,218 | 21,175 |
| Mean age at time of burn injury (years) | 6.3 | 43.2 | 32.8 |
| Sex | |||
| Female (%) | 35% | 24% | 27% |
| Male (%) | 65% | 76% | 73% |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Inhalation injury | 6% | 12% | 10% |
| HAI | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Other infection | 2% | 4% | 4% |
| Diabetes | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Characteristics of burn | |||
| Total TBSA (%) | 19.8% | 19.9% | 19.9% |
| Partial thickness TBSA (%) | 12.4% | 13.3% | 13.1% |
| Full-thickness TBSA (%) | 7.4% | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| Proportion patients SPT (%) | 47% | 40% | 42% |
| Number of procedures | |||
| Debridement | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Excision | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Autograft | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| LOS (days) | |||
| Average | 17.4 | 22.0 | 20.7 |
| Per percent TBSA | 0.84 | 1.09 | 1.02 |
HAI, hospital acquired infection; LOS, length of stay; SPT, superficial partial-thickness; TBSA, total body surface area.
Descriptive statistics for the final sample are provided above. LOS reported above is mean values for the sample and is not adjusted for patient characteristics.