Table 4:

Characteristics of in-hospital treatment and outcomes for patients aged ≥60 with burn injuries (n=246), 2011–2015

	All (%) (n=246)		Male (%) (n=115)	Female (%) (n=131)	p-value		Age 60 – 69 (n=95)	Age 70 – 79 (n=78)	Age 80+ (n=73)	p-value
Age (median, mean ± SD)	73, 74.6 ± 9.8		71, 73.2 ± 9.4	74, 75.8 ± 10.0	0.040		65, 64.9 ± 2.5	74, 74.4 ± 2.9	88, 87.4±4.6
Female gender	53.2						46.3	57.7	57.5	0.224
Total body surface area burned (median, mean ± SD) (n=122)	4, 12.1±18.9		4, 12.6±20.4	4, 11.5±17.3	0.922		3.5, 9.2±17.2	3.5, 11.6±17.2	5.5, 16.4±22.1	0.075
≤1%	13.1		14.5	11.7	0.921		19.6	14.7	2.7	0.248
>1%−5%	48.4		46.8	50.0			49.0	50.0	45.9
>5%−10%	14.7		16.1	13.3			11.8	11.8	21.6
>10%	23.8		22.6	25.0			19.6	23.5	29.7
Body region(s) of burn injury
Upper extremities	53.7		55.6	51.9	0.557		60.0	51.3	47.9	0.263
Lower extremities	50.8		52.2	49.6	0.689		38.9	53.8	63.0	0.007
Trunk	37.8		39.1	36.6	0.688		36.8	32.0	45.2	0.242
Head / Neck	25.2		22.6	27.5	0.38		22.1	30.8	23.3	0.385
Burns on ≥2 body regions	41.9		43.5	40.5	0.632		38.9	38.5	49.3	0.306
Concern for potential inhalational injury	11.8		10.4	13.0	0.537		8.4	16.7	11.0	0.238
Length of hospitalization (median, mean ± SD) (n=217)	12, 18.6±24.9		12, 20.1±26.8	11.5, 17.3±23.3	0.651		11, 14.2 ± 18.7	11, 18.5 ±25.2	13, 25.3±31.1	0.055
Required skin graft surgery	49.2		45.2	52.7	0.243		51.6	47.4	47.9	0.836
Given/documented tetanus vaccination	69.9		73.0	67.2	0.317		76.8	67.9	63.0	0.138
Discharge to location (n=217)					0.059					<0.001
Community	45.6		53.5	39.0	0.032		63.3	47.8	16.7	<0.001
Community with Home Health Aide	28.1		21.2	33.9	0.038		22.2	31.3	33.3	0.259
Institution/long-term care	26.3		25.2	27.1	0.756		14.4	20.9	50.0	<0.001
Presented from community but discharged to institution/long-term care (n=217)	24.9		25.4	24.2	0.841		13.3	17.9	50.0	<0.001
Died during hospitalization	11.8		13.9	9.9	0.333		5.3	14.1	17.8	0.025