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

Burns & Trauma

Table 4 Treatment characteristics of burn-related injuries presented at Dutch EDs (n = 87), by response^a

	ED patients n = 87		Responders 2 months n = 30		Non-responders 2 months n = 55		P value difference by response
Urgency on triage	n	%	n	%	n	%	0.878
High	18	20.7	7	23.3	10	18.2
Middle	30	34.5	10	33.3	19	34.5
Low	39	44.8	13	43.3	26	47.3
Specialized burn care^b	12	13.8	4	13.3	7	13.0	1.00
Treatment trajectory
Single ED contact	36	41.4	10	33.3	25	45.5	0.346
Multiple outpatient contacts	36	41.4	13	43.3	23	41.8
Admission	15	17.2	7	23.3	7	12.7
Related ED follow-up visits
1	72	82.8	23	76.7	47	85.5	0.376
2 or more	15	17.2	7	23.3	8	14.5
Related hospital follow-up visits
0	38	43.7	12	40.0	24	43.6	0.820
1 or more	49	56.3	18	60.0	31	56.4

^aResponse was calculated in 85 patients, excluding 2 patients with undeliverable questionnaires
^bIncluded patients admitted to specialized burn care, as well as patients treated as an outpatient in specialized burn care. One missing value (in non-responders (n = 1))
ED emergency department

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