Table 2.
Subgroup 1, burn demographic, admission, and hospital data after first U.S. case of COVID-19
| Study Variables | COVID-19 Pandemic | Nonpandemic | Total | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission volume | 114 | 250 (125) | 364 | |
| Pediatric burn | 26 (22.8%) | 76 (30.4%) | 102 (28.0%) | .135* |
| Missing | 30 | 30 | ||
| Work injury | 13 (11.5%) | 25 (12.6%) | 38 (12.2%) | .685* |
| Missing | 1 | 52 | 53 | |
| Abuse | 3 (2.7%) | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (1.3%) | .111* |
| Missing | 1 | 52 | 53 | |
| TBSA | 5 (2.4–8.8) | 4 (2–7.8) | 4 (2–8) | .054† |
| Missing | 18 | 78 | 96 | |
| Second/third-degree burn | ||||
| None | 17 (15.0%) | 74 (29.5%) | 91 (25.0%) | |
| 1–10% | 79 (69.9%) | 144 (57.4%) | 223 (61.3%) | .032* |
| 11–20% | 11 (9.7%) | 20 (8.0%) | 31 (8.5%) | |
| >20% | 6 (5.3%) | 13 (5.2%) | 19 (5.2%) | |
| Required OR | 29 (25.4%) | 91 (36.4%) | 120 (33.0%) | .039* |
| LOS (<20% TBSA) | 2 (1–4) | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–6) | .0001† |
| Missing | 15 | 37 | 52 | |
| Patient transfers | 36 (32.1%) | 94 (43.9%) | 130 (39.9%) | .039* |
| Missing | 2 | 36 | ||
| Injury to admit | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | <.0001† |
| >Same day | ||||
| Yes | 56 (61.5%) | 65 (27.8%) | 121 (37.2%) | <.0001* |
| No | 35 (38.5%) | 169 (72.2%) | 204 (62.7%) | |
| Missing | 23 | 16 | 39 | |
| Transfer patients | ||||
| Injury to admit | ||||
| Same day | 20 (66.7%) | 62 (68.1%) | 82 (67.8%) | |
| >Same day | 10 (33.3%) | 29 (31.9%) | 39 (32.2%) | .369* |
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–March 23, 2020) burn admissions; Nonpandemic group: (January 20, 2018–March 23, 2018 and January 20, 2019–March 23, 2019) burn admissions.
*Chi-square test.
†Wilcoxon rank-sum two-sample test.