Table 1.
Patient characteristics and severity of burn injury. Mann–Whitney U or Chi square test. One patient without data on burn etiology and severity. All values given as median (interquartile range) if not stated otherwise. Data from ICU admission day
| All n = 160 | With inhalation trauma n = 84 | Without inhalation trauma n = 75 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, male, n (%) | 119 (75%) | 64 (76%) | 55 (73%) | 0.82 |
| Age (years) | 46 (30–60) | 48 (30–60) | 44 (29–58) | 0.48 |
| Height (cm), n | 175 (167–180), 150 | 175 (166–180), 81 | 174 (167–180), 69 | 0.58 |
| Weight (kg), n | 80 (70–90), 158 | 80 (70–90), 84 | 80 (72–90), 74 | 0.68 |
| SAPS II | 48 (35–60) | 49 (37–62) | 43 (35–57) | 0.08 |
| LIS | 0.75 (0.33–1.33) | 1 (0.33–1.5) | 0.75 (0.27–1.25) | 0.16 |
| SOFA (total) | 9 (8–10) | 9 (8–11) | 8 (7–10) | 0.09 |
| Type of burn injurya, n (%) | ||||
| Flames or explosion | 137 (86.2%) | 75 (89.3%) | 62 (82.7%) | |
| Scalds or steam | 5 (3.1%) | 2 (2.3%) | 3 (4%) | |
| Contact burns | 5 (3.1%) | 0 | 5 (6.7%) | |
| Other | 12 (7.5%) | 7 (8.3%) | 5 (6.7%) | 0.10 |
| TBSA (%) | 25 (10–40) | 24 (10–40) | 25 (13–40) | 0.38 |
| Presence of full thickness burn, n (%) | 97 (60.6%) | 50 (59.5%) | 47 (62.6%) | 0.68 |
aOne patient had no data.LIS lung injury score at admission, n number of patients, SAPS II simplified acute physiology score, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, TBSA total body surface area of burn