Table 1.
Burn demographic, admission, and hospital data during pandemic versus nonpandemic years
| Study Variables | COVID-19 Pandemic | Nonpandemic | Total | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission volume | 403 | 858 (429) | 1261 | |
| Age, years | 38.0 (19.2–55.5) | 36.6 (20.1–53.8) | 37.1 (19.8–54.5) | .416* |
| Missing | 44 | 44 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 252 (62.5%) | 538 (65.9%) | 790 (64.8%) | .381† |
| Female | 151 (37.5%) | 277 (34.0%) | 428 (35.1%) | |
| Missing | 42 | 42 | ||
| Pediatric burn | 96 (23.8%) | 225 (26.2%) | 321 (25.5%) | .361† |
| Missing | 44 | 44 | ||
| Work injury | 33 (8.2%) | 75 (10.7%) | 108 (9.8%) | .744† |
| Missing | 2 | 158 | 160 | |
| Abuse | 9 (2.2%) | 7 (1.0%) | 16 (1.5%) | .043† |
| Missing | 2 | 158 | 160 | |
| TBSA | 5 (2–10%) | 4.5 (2–9%) | 5 (2–9%) | .289* |
| Missing | 43 | 234 | 277 | |
| Second/third-degree burn | ||||
| None | 42 (10.5%) | 227 (26.4%) | 269 (21.3%) | <.0001† |
| 1–10% | 283 (70.4%) | 496 (57.7%) | 779 (61.7%) | |
| 11–20% | 51 (12.7%) | 83 (9.7%) | 134 (10.6%) | |
| >20% | 26 (6.5%) | 54 (6.3%) | 80 (6.3%) | |
| Required OR | 150 (37.2%) | 312 (36.4%) | 462 (36.6%) | .768† |
| ICU admit | 60 (14.9%) | 185 (21.6%) | 245 (19.4%) | .005† |
| LOS (<20% TBSA) | 2 (1–5) | 3 (1–8) | 1.5 (1–3) | <.0001* |
| Missing | 48 | 97 | 84 | |
| Mortality | 2 (0.6%) | 21 (3.2%) | 23 (2.3%) | .008† |
| Missing | 59 | 210 | 269 | |
| Patient transfers | 132 (32.9%) | 286 (35.6%) | 418 (34.7%) | .354† |
| Missing | 2 | 55 | 58 | |
| Injury to admit | 1 (0–3) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | <.0001* |
| >Same day | ||||
| Yes | 236 (68.0%) | 187 (35.4%) | 503 (43.7%) | <.001† |
| No | 111 (32.0%) | 341 (64.6%) | 647 (56.3%) | |
| Missing | 56 | 55 | 111 | |
| Transfer patients | ||||
| Injury to admit | ||||
| Same day | 76 (64.4%) | 169 (62.6%) | 245 (63.1%) | .284† |
| >Same day | 42 (35.6%) | 101 (37.4%) | 143 (36.9%) |
TBSA, total body surface area; OR, operation; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay.
Categorical variables are presented as number (column frequency %), continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range), and nonpandemic admission volumes are presented as number (2-year mean). COVID-19 pandemic group: (January 20, 2020–August 31, 2020) burn admissions; Nonpandemic group: (January 20, 2018–August 31, 2018 and January 20, 2019–August 31, 2019) burn admissions.
*Wilcoxon rank-sum two-sample test.
†Chi-square test.