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. 2022 Jun 6:irac078. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irac078

Table 1.

Characteristics of admitted burn patients

2017–2019
Parallel Period
Mean, N (%)
2020
Lockdown Period
N (%)
P
Admissions
 Burn Patients 186 [Range 172–196] 127
Sex
 Male 121 (64.94) 77 (60.63) .36
 Female 65 (35.06) 50 (39.37)
Ethnicity
 Jewish 111 (59.93) 76 (59.84) .559
 Non-Jewish 75 (40.07) 51 (40.16)
Age Groups .0041
 0–3 y 76 (40.79) 71 (55.91) .002
 4–6 y 13 (7.16) 13 (10.24) .241
 7–16 y 18 (9.66) 4 (3.15) .0173
 17–29 y 31 (16.46) 9 (7.09) .0071
 30–64 y 39 (21.11) 24 (18.9) .5787
 65+ y 9 (4.83) 6 (4.72) .9599
Geographical Region .0461
 Center 106 (56.89) 71 (55.91) .84
 North 64 (34.35) 36 (28.35) .195
 South 16 (8.77) 20 (15.75) .0182
Location
 Domestic 139 (74.60) 115 (90.55) .0001
  Kitchen 64.66 (46.52) 51 (44.35) .678
  Other Domestic 74.33 (53.48) 64 (55.65)
 Occupational 18 (9.48) 7 (5.51) .1529
TBSA*, % .8859
 1 DEG 9 (5.01) 8 (6.30) .5561
 2/3 DEG 1–9% 134 (71.74) 91 (71.65) .9853
 2/3 DEG 10–19% 30 (16.10) 18 (14.17) .5904
 2/3 DEG 20+% 13 (7.16) 10 (7.87) .7786
Injured Area†
 Head and Neck 70 (37.75) 55 (43.31) .246
 Torso 82 (43.83) 54 (42.52) .788
 Upper Limbs 65 (34.70) 50 (39.37) .3215
 Hand 43 (22.90) 27 (21.26) .6903
 Lower Limbs, n 63 (33.99) 38 (29.92) .3797
Etiology .0586
 Chemical 13 (7.16) 10 (7.87%) .7786
 Contact 12 (6.44) 5 (3.94) .2827
 Fire 33.33 (17.89) 13 (10.24) .036
 Scald 109 (58.68) 91 (71.65) .007
 Other 19 (9.84) 8 (6.3)
Hospitalization Period
 0–6 d 114 (61.18) 75 (59.06) .0970
 7+ d 72 (38.82) 52 (40.94)
Operation Required
 Yes 19 (10.20) 9 (7.09) .2833
 No 167 (89.80) 118 (92.91)

*TBSA – total body surface area.

Each patient may be injured in more than one area.