Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of critically burned patients
Variables (number = 132) | Number (%) or Mean ± SD (median) |
|---|---|
Male | 98 (74.2%) |
Female | 34 (25.8%) |
Another trauma in addition to burns | 15 (11.4%) |
Mechanism: flame | 115 (87.9) |
electrical | 6 (4.5%) |
Location: upper limbs | 114 (87.1%) |
chest | 92 (69.7%) |
head and neck | 91 (68.9%) |
lower limbs | 89 (67.4%) |
back | 44 (33.3%) |
buttocks | 23 (17.4%) |
Inhalation injury: clinical suspicion | 52 (39.4%) |
subglottic lesions | 12 (9.1%) |
Age | 48 ± 18 (45) |
TBSA burned % | 35.0 ± 22.1 (28) |
ABSI score | 8.23 ± 2.66 (8) |
Length of ICU stay | 27.1 ± 21.8 (22) |
Days with mechanical ventilation (number = 99, 75%) | 21.5 ± 19.9 (15) |
Days with shock (number = 90, 68.2%) | 14.8 ± 15.2 (8.5) |
Days with ARDSa (number = 32, 24.2%) | 7.23 ± 7.61 (4.0) |
Days with tracheostomy (n = 40, 30.3%) | 29.0 ± 21.1 (25) |
Days with ARFb (number = 41, 31.1%) | 9.66 ± 12.35 (3.0) |
Days with CVVHFc (number = 15, 11.4%) | 4.46 ± 3.66 (3.0) |
SOFA score Day 0 | 3.69 ± 3.01 (3.0) |
Day 1 | 4.38 ± 3.09 (5.0) |
Day 2 | 4.99 ± 3.05 (6.0) |
Day 3 | 5.14 ± 3.12 (5.0) |
Day 5 | 4.35 ± 3.11 (4.0) |
Day 7 | 3.59 ± 3.07(3.0) |
Mortality | 31 (23%) |