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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Hyperpigmentation after surgery for a deep dermal burn of the dorsum of the hand: partial-thickness debridement followed by medium split-thickness skin grafting vs full-thickness debridement followed by thick split-thickness skin grafting

Characteristic

Debridement group

P value

 

Partial-thickness (n = 5)

Full-thickness (n = 6)

 

Age, years

52 (27–69)

67 (42–80)

0.43

Gender, n

  

1.00

 Female

0

1

 

 Male

5

5

 

Fitzpatrick skin type, n

  

0.79

 Type II

2

3

 

 Type III

2

3

 

 Type IV

1

0

 

Cause of burn, n

  

0.18

 Flame

3

6

 

 Explosion

1

0

 

 Melted metal

1

0

 

Burn area, %TBSA

14 (10–41)

17 (11–24)

0.66

Inhalation injury, n

4

2

0.57

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as median (interquartile range)
  2. n number of patients, TBSA total body surface area
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