From: Burn size determines the inflammatory and hypermetabolic response
 | <40% TBSA burn group (n = 43) | 40–59% TBSA burn group (n = 79) | 60–79% TBSA burn group (n = 46) | >80% TBSA burn group (n = 21) |
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Age (years) | 7.3 ± 0.8 | 7.9 ± 0.8 | 7.4 ± 0.7 | 8.8 ± 1.3 |
Gender (female/male) | 19/24 | 31/48 | 19/27 | 7/14 |
Time to admission (days) | 9 ± 2 | 7 ± 1 | 6 ± 1†| 3 ± 1* |
Length of stay (days) | 20 ± 2 | 26 ± 2 | 45 ± 5†| 70 ± 12* |
TBSA (%) | 34 ± 1 | 50 ± 1** | 70 ± 1†| 87 ± 1* |
Third-degree burn (%) | 24 ± 2 | 36 ± 2** | 60 ± 2†| 75 ± 5* |
Length of stay/% TBSA (days/%) | 0.55 ± 0.05 | 0.53 ± 0.03 | 0.64 ± 0.05†| 0.79 ± 0.13* |
Operations (n) | 2 ± 0.2 | 3 ± 0.2 | 6 ± 0.5†| 8 ± 1* |
Inhalation injury (%) | 30 | 28 | 46 | 71* |
Ventilator (%) | 0 | 10 | 15†| 35* |
Infection (%) | 5 | 18 | 15 | 19* |
Sepsis (%) | 0 | 5 | 24†| 38* |
Mortality (%) | 0 | 0 | 13†| 29* |