Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Characteristics | All patients (n = 40) | Survivors day 90 (n = 23) | Non-survivors day 90 (n = 17) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 48 (34–58) | 45 (30–60) | 53 (37–69) | 0.004 |
Male, n (%) | 26 (65 %) | 15 (68 %) | 11 (61 %) | 0.64 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28 (25–32) | 28 (25–31) | 30 (24–36) | 0.51 |
Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
Hypertension | 8 (20 %) | 2 (9 %) | 6 (33 %) | 0.07 |
Heart failure | 1 (2.5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (6 %) | 0.26 |
Diabetes mellitus | 2 (5 %) | 0 (0 %) | 2 (12 %) | 0.11 |
COPD | 2 (5 %) | 1 (4.5 %) | 1 (6 %) | 0.88 |
CKD | 2 (5 %) | 1 (4.5 %) | 1 (6 %) | 0.26 |
Stroke | 3 (7.5 %) | 1 (4.5 %) | 2 (12 %) | 0.43 |
TBSA (%) | 41 (29–56) | 36 (30–42) | 59 (42–76) | 0.013 |
Full-thickness BSA burned (%) | 21 (10–14) | 20 (10–30) | 49 (33–65) | 0.016 |
Inhalation injury, n (%) | 16 (40 %) | 6 (27 %) | 10 (55 %) | 0.07 |
Delay from trauma (h) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (1–5) | 2 (1–3) | 0.45 |
SAPS II | 31 (23–50) | 26 (10–42) | 50 (31–69) | 0.004 |
ABSI | 9 (7–11) | 8 (7–9) | 12 (10–14) | 0.008 |
SOFA score on day 1 | 3 (1–4) | 1 (0–2) | 4 (2–6) | 0.01 |
ICU length of stay (days) | 34 (18–53) | 42 (20–64) | 22 (8–36) | 0.01 |
Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 34 (90 %) | 18 (78 %) | 16 (94 %) | 0.4 |
Use of norepinephrine in the first 24 h, n (%) | 11 (29 %) | 5 (22 %) | 6 (35 %) | 0.44 |
Sepsis in the first 7 days, n (%) | 22 (55 %) | 11 (47 %) | 11 (64 %) | 0.56 |
Surgery in the first 24 h, n (%)a | 17 (42.5 %) | 7 (30 %) | 10 (59 %) | 0.13 |
Pre-hospital administered fluid volume (mL/kg/h/%TBSA) | 0.15 (0.10–0.23) | 0.16 (0.13–0.23) | 0.14 (0.06–0.30) | 0.48 |
Administered fluid volume in the first 24 h (mL/kg/%TBSA) | 3.7 (2.2–4.8) | 3.5 (1.8–4.7) | 3.8 (2.6–6.0) | 0.57 |