From: Ultrasonographic findings of re-epithelialized skin after partial-thickness burns
Ultrasound Finding | Mean(SD) | Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
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NS (n = 74) | HS (n = 17) | B | OR | P value | B | OR | P value | |
Skin thickness of re-epithelialized skin (mm) | 1.510 (0.318) | 1.658 (0.345) | 0.001 | 1.001 | 0.097 | Â | Â | Â |
EE thickness of re-epithelialized skin (mm) | 0.126 (0.014) | 0.127 (0.018) | 0.008 | 1.009 | 0.646 | Â | Â | Â |
Remained dermal echogenicity of re-epithelialized skin | 30.653 (10.863) | 20.984 (10.598) | − 0.092 | 0.912 | 0.003** | − 0.047 | 0.039 | 0.445 |
LEB thickness of re-epithelialized skin (mm) | 0.241 (0.098) | 0.453 (0.102) | 0.019 | 1.019 | < 0.001*** | 0.005 | 1.005 | 0.533 |
Skin thickness ratioa | 1.357 (0.262) | 1.521 (0.438) | 1.560 | 4.756 | 0.111 | Â | Â | Â |
EE thickness ratioa | 1.023 (0.160) | 1.006 (0.155) | − 0.686 | 0.503 | 0.752 |  |  |  |
Dermal echogenicity ratioa | 0.783 (0.262) | 0.612 (0.294) | − 2.920 | 0.054 | 0.066 |  |  |  |
Proportion of LEB thickness (%)b | 17.398 (5.410) | 29.971 (4.305) | 0.575 | 1.776 | < 0.001*** | 0.574 | 1.775 | 0.019* |
Healing time (days) | 14.068 (4.473) | 21.294 (3.405) | 0.349 | 1.417 | < 0.001*** | 0.051 | 1.052 | 0.838 |
Interval from injury to ultrasound (days) | 23.541 (4.963) | 31.059 (4.67) | 0.275 | 1.317 | < 0.001*** | − 0.019 | 0.037 | 0.918 |