Table 1

Demographics for patients with no inhalation injury and inhalation injury

No inhalation injury

Inhalation injury

Number

42

30

Age in years

8 ± 1

9 ± 1

Female/male

12/30

13/17

Percentage of TBSA burned

60 ± 3

67 ± 4

Third-degree burn percentage

45 ± 3

56 ± 6

Time to admission in days

3 ± 0.3

2 ± 0.3

Length of hospital stay in days

35 ± 6

37 ± 4

Mortality, number (percentage)

5 (12%)

13 (43%)^a

^aSignificant difference between control and inhalation injury groups (p < 0.05). TBSA, total body surface area.

Finnerty et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R22   doi:10.1186/cc5698