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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of ICU burn patients

From: Outcome predictors and quality of life of severe burn patients admitted to intensive care unit

 

Total

(n = 50)

Survivors

(n = 28)

Non-survivors

(n = 22)

Sex (M/F)

28/22

16/12

15/7

Age (years)

53.8 ± 19.8

50.1 ± 19.4

58 ± 20

SAPS II

32.2 ± 13.8

25.9 ± 11.1

40 ± 13.2*

SOFA

3.9 ± 3.8

2.3 ± 1.8

6 ± 4.6*

Charlson comorbidity index score

1.1 ± 1.1

0.9 ± 1.2

1.2 ± 1.2

TBSA (%)

54.5 ± 18.1

47.6 ± 12.4

63.0 ± 20.8*

Third degree (%)

44 (88)

22 (78.5)

22 (100)*

Baux index

108.4 ± 21.3

97.8 ± 13.7

121.4 ± 13.8*

Burn site: head, face and neck (%)

8 (16)

4 (14)

4 (18)

   head+upper/lower extrem (%)

22 (44)

15 (54)

7 (32)

   thorax, abdomen (%)

13 (26)

9 (32)

4 (18)

   head+upp/low.ext+thor+abd.(%)

7 (14)

0

7 (32)*

Aetiology of injury: flame (%)

46 (92)

24 (85.7)

22 (100)

   chemical(%)

4 (8)

4 (14.3)

0*

Inhalation injury (%)

21 (42)

9 (32.1)

12 (54.5)*

Complications: infectious

27 (55%)

6 (21%)

21(95%)*

   respiratory

24 (48%)

8 (28%)

16 (72%)*

   renal

15 (30%)

8 (28%)

7 (32%)

   cardiovascular

16 (32%)

8 (28%)

8 (37%)

   haematologic

1 (2%)

0

1 (4%)

   neurologic

1 (2%)

0

1 (4%)

Length of MV (days)

8.7 ± 3.2

15.3 ± 21.7

37.6 ± 37.5*

Time of first escharectomy (days)

13.1 ± 7.6

10.3 ± 6.0

17.2 ± 7.4*

Length of ICU stay (days)

23 ± 26.4

15.6 ± 14.9

30.9 ± 33.6*

Length of hospital stay (days)

36.1 ± 27.1

41.6 ± 18.9

30.9 ± 33.6

  1. Values are means ± SD or number of patients and percentages
  2. * p value < 0.05