Table 3 Burn characteristics and outcome in adults by presence of diabetes
Diabetic (N = 8) | Non-diabetic (N = 60) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Days till admission, median (range) | 4 (0–49) | 15 (0–49) | 0.367 |
Referral, No (%) | 0.088 | ||
Admission to hospital > 1 day | 7 (87.5) | 49 (81.7) | |
Admission to hospital refused by patient | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
Day treatment | 0 (0.0) | 11 (18.3) | |
Additional hospitalization, No (%)a | 1 (12.5) | 8 (13.6) | 1.000 |
Median length of stay, days (range) | 20 (4–41) | 5 (1–30) | 0.025 |
Complications, No (%)b | 5 (62.5) | 10 (17.5) | 0.013 |
Treatment, No (%)a | 0.549 | ||
Graft | 7 (87.5) | 54 (91.5) | |
Necrotectomy only | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) | |
Conservative | 1 (12.5) | 4 (6.8) | |
Additional surgery, No (%)a | 2 (25.0) | 4 (6.8) | 0.147 |
Complete epithelialization after first treatment, No (%)c | 6 (85.7) | 45 (83.3) | 1.000 |
Days till complete epithelialization, median (range) | 44 (17–93) | 31 (10–192) | 0.660 |
Take graft, No (%)d | |||
0.365 | |||
Good | 6 (75.0) | 48 (85.7) | |
Moderate | 1 (12.5) | 4 (7.1) | |
Inapplicable | 1 (12.5) | 4 (7.1) |