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Table 4 Outcomes. Data are expressed as numbers and frequencies for categorical variables and medians and interquartile ranges (25th to 75th percentile). [] = missing values

From: Prehospital management of burns requiring specialized burn centre evaluation: a single physician-based emergency medical service experience

 

Study group

n = 86 (100%)

TBSA < 20%

n = 55 (64%)

TBSA ≥20%

n = 31 (36%)

p-value

ISS [21]

4 (1–21)

1 (1–4)

25 (11–25)

< 0.001*

Death, n (%) [0]

8 (9.3)

1 (1.8)

7 (23)

0.001*

ICU stay, n (%) [1]

53 (62)

24 (44)

29 (94)

< 0.001

ICU length of stay (days) [1]

7 (2–27)

4 (2–6)

22 (7–50)

< 0.001*

Total hospital length of stay (days) [1]

14 (1–28)

5.5 (1–18)

30 (8–88)

< 0.001*