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Table 3 Demographic data of non-survivors vs. survivors

From: Factors associated with acute kidney injury in the Helsinki Burn Centre in 2006–2015

Variable

Survivors (n = 150)

Non-survivors (n = 37)

P

Age (years)

44.3 ± 19.0 (1–84)

54.9 ± 17.4 (14–87)

0.002 *

Burned TBSA (%)

34.2 ± 13.4 (20–84)

49.6 ± 18.5 (20–86)

< 0.0001 *

Burn mechanism

 Flame

107 (71.3%)

33 (89.2%)

0.03 *

 Sauna (hot air)

11 (7.3%)

1 (2.7%)

 

 Electrical

11 (7.3%)

0 (0%)

 

 Liquid

10 (6.7%)

3 (8.1%)

 

 Explosion

8 (5.3%)

0 (0%)

 

 Steam

3 (2.0%)

0 (0%)

 

ICU stay time (days)

27.5 ± 17.2 (2–95)

17.5 ± 15.5 (3–51)

0.002 *

ABSI score

7.9 ± 1.6 (4–13)

10.1 ± 1.5 (6–13)

< 0.0001 *

Baux score

78.6 ± 20.5 (32–141)

104.6 ± 16.0 (59–138)

< 0.0001 *

Male sex

113 (75.3%)

26 (70.3%)

0.53

Inhalation injury

22 (14.7%)

10 (27.0%)

0.09

Intubated on arrival

69 (46.0%)

22 (59.5%)

0.20

Escharotomies/fasciotomies

78 (52.0%)

30 (81.1%)

0.001 *

Pre-existing co-morbidity

52 (34.7%)

17 (45.9%)

0.20

Sepsis

12 (8.0%)

6 (16.2%)

0.21

Rhabdomyolysis

16 (10.7%)

5 (13.5%)

0.57

AKI

24 (16.0%)

27 (73.0%)

< 0.0001 *

RRT

12 (8.0%)

9 (24.3%)

0.009 *

  1. *) Statistically significant difference, p < 0.05
  2. Data are reported as mean ± SD, (interval) or percentage, when appropriate. ABSI Abbreviated Burn Severity Index, AKI acute kidney injury, ICU intensive care unit, RRT renal replacement therapy, TBSA total body surface area