Table 2 Patient Demographics
From: Cold burn injuries in the UK: the 11-year experience of a tertiary burns centre
Variables | Total, n (%) |
|---|---|
Patients | 23 (100 %) |
Patient Age | |
Median | 30 years |
Range | 0.69 – 69 years |
TBSA% | |
Mean | 1.1 % |
Range | 0.25 – 5 % |
Depth | |
Full thickness injury | 3 (13.0 %) |
Partial thickness injury | 20 (87.0 %) |
Cause | |
Accidental | 17 (73.9 %) |
Deliberate self-harm | 6 (26.1 %) |
Mechanism | |
Iatrogenic cryotherapy | 3 (13.0 %) |
Contact | 5 (21.7 %) |
Industrial | 4 (17.4 %) |
Deodorant | 7 (30.4 %) |
Dry Ice | 1 (4.3 %) |
Environmental | 3 (13.0 %) |
Management | |
Conservative | 22 (95.7 %) |
Surgical | 1 (4.4 %) |
Healing Time | |
Mean | 19 d |
Range | 3-56 d |