Table 3.
Study Variables | COVID-19 Pandemic | Nonpandemic | Total | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Admission volume | 57 | 126 (63) | 183 | |
Pediatric burn | 16 (28.1%) | 42 (33.3%) | 58 (31.7%) | .479* |
Missing | 14 | 14 | ||
Work injury | 2 (3.5%) | 6 (7.9%) | 8 (6.0%) | .701* |
Missing | 50 | 125 | ||
Abuse | 2 (3.5%) | 2 (2.6%) | 4 (3.0%) | .769* |
Missing | 50 | 50 | ||
TBSA | 5 (2–10) | 4.5 (2–8.5) | 5 (2–9.8) | .145† |
Missing | 5 | 166 | 187 | |
Second/third-degree burn | ||||
None | 3 (5.3%) | 55 (43.7%) | 58 (31.7%) | |
1–10% | 38 (66.7%) | 59 (46.8%) | 97 (53.0%) | <.0001* |
11–20% | 10 (17.5%) | 9 (7.1%) | 19 (10.4%) | |
>20% | 6 (10.5%) | 3 (2.4%) | 9 (4.9%) | |
Required OR | 26 (45.6%) | 34 (27.0%) | 60 (32.8%) | .013* |
LOS (<20% TBSA) | 2 (1–6) | 4 (1–9.5) | 3 (1–7) | .015† |
Missing | 23 | 14 | 84 | |
Patient transfers | 16 (28.1%) | 36 (32.4%) | 52 (31.0%) | .563* |
Missing | 15 | 15 | ||
Injury to admit | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | .002† |
>Same day | ||||
Yes | 34 (69.4%) | 43 (37.7%) | 77 (47.2%) | .0002* |
No | 15 (30.6%) | 71 (62.3%) | 86 (52.8%) | |
Missing | 8 | 12 | 20 | |
Transfer patients | ||||
Injury to admit | ||||
Same day | 9 (56.3%) | 19 (54.3%) | 28 (54.9%) | |
>Same day | 7 (43.8%) | 16 (45.7%) | 23 (45.1%) | .218* |
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: (March 24, 2020–April 24, 2020) burn admissions; Nonpandemic group: (March 23, 2018–April 24, 2018 and March 23, 2019–April 24, 2019) burn admissions.
*Chi-square test.
†Wilcoxon rank-sum two-sample test.