Table 2 Intervention and outcomes by sex (N = 334)
From: Increased mortality in women: sex differences in burn outcomes
Variable | P value | Total N = 334 | Female N = 60 | Male N = 274 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Days from admit to 1st operation | 0.42 | 3 (1–5) | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–5) |
Operation total | 0.66 | 3 (1–6) | 2 (16) | 3 (1–16) |
Postoperative complication | 0.76 | 133 (40%) | 22 (37%) | 111 (41%) |
Requiring autograft | 0.08 | 241 (72%) | 38 (63%) | 203 (74%) |
Autograft complication | 1.00 | 53 (16%) | 8 (13%) | 45 (16%) |
Requiring homograft | 0.28 | 62 (19%) | 8 (13%) | 54 (20%) |
Homograft complication | <0.05 | 23 (7%) | 6 (10%) | 17 (6%) |
Integra | 0.53 | 43 (13%) | 6 (10%) | 37 (14%) |
Integra complication | 0.66 | 16 (5%) | 3 (5%) | 13 (5%) |
Patients requiring intubation | 0.86 | 258 (77%) | 47 (78%) | 211 (77%) |
Ventilator days | 0.73 | 3 (1–14) | 3 (1–11) | 3 (1–15) |
Length of stay | 0.61 | 28 (18–45) | 27 (18–48) | 28 (18–43) |
Length of stay per TBSAa | 0.40 | 0.89 (0.67–1.33) | 0.991 (0.68–1.58) | 0.89 (0.66–1.29) |
Readmissiona | 0.41 | 65 (19%) | 7 (12%) | 58 (21%) |
Inpatient mortality | <0.05 | 107 (32%) | 27 (45%) | 80 (29%) |