Table 1

Patient demographics

Variable

n

Age (years)

Burn area

(TBSA%)

Average area

(TBSA%)

III° area

(TBSA%)

Total

106

33.6 ± 4.3

30-99

57.4 ± 5.6

33.3 ± 6.5

Group I

41

33.1 ± 6.9

30-49

39.4 ± 7.4

17.4 ± 3.9

Group II

34

29.3 ± 5.1

50-69

57.7 ± 10.7**

32.9 ± 6.3**

Group III

31

32.4 ± 6.3

70-99

82.6 ± 15.1^&&

63.7 ± 14.5^&&

Sepsis

59

34.3 ± 5.5

30-99

67.2 ± 11.3^##

45.3 ± 8.6^##

Non-sepsis

47

32.8 ± 5.7

30-72

45.0 ± 8.1

18.2 ± 3.8

Survivors

42

35.7 ± 6.8

30-88

56.2 ± 10.2^††

29.2 ± 5.8^††

Non-survivors

17

31.2 ± 10.5

30-99

77.1 ± 23.4

55.2 ± 16.2

Data presented as the mean ± standard deviation or percentage. TBSA = total body surface area (range); III° area = third-degree burn area. Significant difference between Group II and Group I (**P < 0.01); significant difference between Group II and Group III (^&&P < 0.01); significant difference between sepsis group and non-sepsis group (^##P < 0.01); Significant difference between survivors group and non-survivors (^††P < 0.01).

Huang et al. Critical Care 2010 14:R3   doi:10.1186/cc8232