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Table 1 Distribution of patient characteristics between deceased and survivors

From: A prospective analysis of risk factors for pediatric burn mortality at a tertiary burn center in North India

 

Mortality

Total

OR (95% CI)

p value

Expired

Survived

  

Age distribution

<1 year

5 (17.86%)

23 (82.14%)

28 (100.00%)

1.000

 

1–5 years

53 (22.27%)

185 (77.73%)

238 (100.00%)

1.232 (0.457–3.326)

0.680

6–10 years

22 (28.21%)

56 (71.79%)

78 (100.00%)

1.702 (0.586–4.936)

0.328

11–15 years

46 (50.55%)

45 (49.45%)

91 (100.00%)

4.367 (1.558–12.235)

0.005

16–20 years

23 (57.50%)

17 (42.50%)

40 (100.00%)

5.738 (1.847–17.827)

0.003

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

Gender

Male

74 (26.33%)

207 (73.67%)

281 (100%)

1.000

 

Female

75 (38.66%)

119 (61.34%)

194 (100%)

1.760 (1.190-2.606)

0.005

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100%)

  

TBSA %

0–25%

6 (2.75%)

212 (97.25%)

218 (100.00%)

1.000

 

26–50%

48 (32.88%)

98 (67.12%)

146 (100.00%)

16.097 (6.846–37.847)

<0.001

51–75%

53 (76.81%)

16 (23.19%)

69 (100.00%)

106.002 (40.602–276.745)

<0.001

76–100%

42 (100%)

0 (0.00%)

42 (100.00%)

2778.855 (148.754–51,911.6)

<0.001

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

Depth

Full

16 (39.02%)

25 (60.98%)

41 (100.00%)

2.207 (1.092–4.377)

0.028

Mixed

80 (40.20%)

119 (59.80%)

199 (100.00%)

2.298 (1.521–3.496)

0.016

Partial

53 (22.55%)

182 (77.45%)

235 (100.00%)

1.000

 

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

Mode of injury

Accidental

138 (29.81%)

325 (70.19%)

463 (100.00%)

1.000

 

Homicidal

1 (50.00%)

1 (50.00%)

2 (100.00%)

2.350 (0.190–29.127)

0.467

Not specified

3 (100.00%)

0 (0.00%)

3 (100.00%)

16.451 (1.580–2217.575)

0.016

Suicidal

7 (100.00%)

0 (0.00%)

7 (100.00%)

35.253 (4.248–4586.876)

<0.001

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

Type of burn

Chemical

0 (0.00%)

3 (100.00%)

3 (100.00%)

1.000

 

Electric

11 (32.35%)

23 (67.65%)

34 (100.00%)

3.426 (0.294–475.488)

0.368

Scald

42 (18.10%)

190 (81.90%)

232 (100.00%)

1.562 (0.147–211.471)

0.757

Thermal

96 (46.60%)

110 (53.40%)

206 (100.00%)

6.113 (0.582–825.884)

0.147

Total

 

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

Type of referral

Direct

70 (28.00%)

180 (72.00%)

250 (100.00%)

1.000

 
 

Referred

79 (35.11%)

146 (64.89%)

225 (100.00%)

1.389 (0.943–2.050)

0.096

Total

 

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

Family type

Joint

41 (43.62%)

53 (56.38%)

94 (100.00%)

1.000

 
 

Nuclear

108 (28.35%)

273 (71.65%)

381 (100.00%)

0.511 (0.322–0.814)

0.005

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

House location

Rural area

59 (41.26%)

84 (58.74%)

143 (100.00%)

1.000

 

Urban area

90 (27.11%)

242 (72.89%)

332 (100.00%)

0.530 (0.352–0.800)

0.003

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

Wound culture

Growth

64 (24.24%)

200 (75.76%)

264 (100.00%)

4.182 (1.528–11.443)

 
 

No growth

4 (6.45%)

58 (93.55%)

62 (100%)

1.000

0.005

Total

68 (20.86%)

258 (79.14%)

326 (100.00%)

  

Inhalation injury

YES

55 (74.32%)

19 (25.68%)

74 (100%)

9.261 (5.349–16.646)

<0.001

NO

94 (23.44%)

307 (76.56%)

401 (100%)

1.000

149 (31.37)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100%)

 

Total

 

Hospital days

<1

14 (93.33%)

1 (6.67%)

15 (100.00%)

1.000

 

1–10

103 (33.99%)

200 (66.01%)

303 (100.00%)

0.053 (0.009–0.308)

0.001

11–20

17 (15.18%)

95 (84.82%)

112 (100.00%)

0.019 (0.003–.116)

<0.001

>30

15 (33.33%)

30 (66.67%)

45 (100.00%)

0.053 (0.008–0.332)

0.002

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  

Month of admission

1) January–March

40 (29.20%)

97 (70.80%)

137 (100.00%)

1.000

 

2) April–June

49 (42.98%)

65 (57.02%)

114 (100.00%)

1.819 (1.084–3.072)

0.024

3) July–September

50 (40.32%)

74 (59.68%)

124 (100.00%)

1.632 (0.980–2.732)

0.060

4) October–December

10 (10.00%)

90 (90.00%)

100 (100.00%)

0.279 (0.128–0.565)

<0.001

Total

149 (31.37%)

326 (68.63%)

475 (100.00%)

  
  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, TBSA total body surface area