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Table 3 Characteristics of patients’ burn injuries by responsea at 2 months

From: Follow-up in patients with a burn-related emergency department visit: a feasibility study

 

ED patients

Responders at 2 months

Non-responders at 2 months

P value difference by response

 

(n = 87)

(n = 30)

(n = 55)

 

Etiology (%)

0.472

 Scald

30 (35)

8 (27)

21 (38)

 

 Flame

10 (12)

3 (10)

7 (13)

 

 Other

47 (54)

19 (63)

27 (49)

 

Firework (%)

30 (35)

11 (37)

16 (29)

0.477

Median TBSAb (25th and 75th percentile)

1.0 (0.2–1.0)

0.5 (0.15–1.0)

1.0 (0.5–2)

0.155

Setting (%)c

0.174

 Kitchen

14 (16)

2 (7)

12 (22)

 

 Bathroom

2 (2)

1 (3)

1 (2)

 

 Garden

1 (1)

0

1 (2)

 

 Surroundings home

34 (39)

11 (37)

23 (42)

 

 Work

7 (8)

3 (10)

4 (7)

 

 Other setting

29 (33)

13 (43)

14 (26)

 

Body regions affected (%)d

 Head/face

24 (28)

10 (33)

14 (26)

0.460

 Neck

5 (6)

1 (3)

4 (7)

0.652

 Trunk

15 (17)

6 (20)

9 (16)

0.764

 Arm

12 (14)

6 (20)

6 (11)

0.330

 Hand

35 (40)

9 (30)

26 (47)

0.167

 Leg

9 (10)

6 (20)

3 (6)

0.061

 Feet

4 (5)

2 (7)

2 (4)

0.611

Inhalation trauma (suspected) (%)

3 (3)

0

3 (6)

0.549

  1. Percentages rounded up to nearest integer
  2. aResponse was calculated in 85 patients, excluding 2 patients with undeliverable questionnaires
  3. bOne missing value (in non-responders)
  4. cBathroom, garden and surroundings home were combined to one category in statistical testing
  5. dMore than one affected body region per patient is possible
  6. ED emergency department, TBSA total body surface area