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. 2020 Mar 28;41(5):1037–1044. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa040

Table 3.

Predicted number of debridement, excision, autograft procedures, and LOS by age group and TBSA

Debridement Procedures (n) Excision Procedures (n) Autograft Procedures (n) LOS (days)
Adults (18+)
TBSA (%) Burned
 10% 1.0 1.3 2.3 12.1
 20% 0.7 1.9 2.8 21.7
 30% 0.6 2.5 3.4 32.2
 40% 0.7 3.1 4.0 43.7
 50% 0.4 3.9 4.8 57.5
Pediatrics (0–17)
TBSA (%) Burned
 10% 1.0 0.9 2.4 8.1
 20% 0.6 1.7 2.9 18.8
 30% 0.5 2.5 3.6 33.2
 40% 0.5 3.4 4.3 47.6
 50% 0.6 3.8 4.6 56.1

Estimates above represent averages for the population with each burn depth, with patient characteristics informed by the final analysis sample from the NBR. Please see Supplementary Appendix for more detail on average patient characteristics by age group and TBSA range.