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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The scalp as a donor site for skin grafting in burns: retrospective study on complications

Total

n = 93

Gender

 

 Male, n(%)

58 (62.4 %)

 Female, n(%)

35 (37.6 %)

Cause of burn

 

 Scald, n(%)

57 (61.3 %)

 Flame, n(%)

30 (32.2 %)

 Other, n(%)

6 (6.5 %)

Age

 

 Age median

2 years and 3 months

(range 2 months–66 years)

 Age 25th percentile

1 year and 4 months

 Age 75th percentile

6 years and 8 months

 ≤4 years of age

n = 61 (65.6 %)

 ≥18 years of age

n = 9 (9.7 %)

TBSA burn

 

 TBSA median

2.0 %

(range 0.5–36 % TBSA)

 TBSA 25th percentile

1.00 %

 TBSA 75th percentile

4.00 %

 TBSA ≤5 %

n = 81 (87.1 %)

 TBSA >10 %

n = 2 (2.2 %)

 TBSA median adults

3.0 % (range 1–10 %)