Table 1 Demographics, cause of burn, type of burn and TBSA in relation to mortality rate
From: Mortality associated with burn injury- a cross sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan
Patient prognosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive | Dead | Total | P-Value | |
Frequency: | 1129 | 715 | 1979 | |
Gender: | ||||
Male | 749 (66.4%) | 380 (33.6%) | 1129 (100%) | 0.008 |
Female | 515 (60.6%) | 335 (39.4%) | 850 (100%) | |
Age groups: | ||||
≥ 15 years | 236 (82.5%) | 50 (17.5%) | 286 (100%) | 0.000 |
16–30 years | 639 (61.8%) | 395 (38.2%) | 1034 (100%) | |
31–45 years | 262 (59.8%) | 176 (40.2%) | 438 (100%) | |
46–60 years | 90 (60%) | 60 (40%) | 150 (100%) | |
61 years ≤ | 37 (52.1%) | 34 (47.9%) | 71 (100%) | |
Cause of burn: | ||||
Accidental | 1241(64.4%) | 678 (35.3%) | 1919 (100%) | 0.000 |
Homicidal | 11 (45.8%) | 13 (54.2%) | 24 (100%) | |
Suicidal | 12 (33.3%) | 24 (66.7%) | 36 (100%) | |
Type of burn: | ||||
Fire burn | 969 (60.3%) | 639 (39.7%) | 1608 (100%) | 0.000 |
Electric burn | 150 (81.5%) | 34 (18.5%) | 184 (100%) | |
Chemical burn | 41 (70.7%) | 17 (29.3%) | 58 (100%) | |
Scaled burn | 88 (81.5%) | 20 (18.5%) | 108 (100%) | |
Flash burn | 16 (76.2%) | 5 (23.8%) | 21 (100%) | |
TBSA: | ||||
≥ 10% | 301 (86.7%) | 46 (13.3%) | 347 (100%) | 0.000 |
11–20% | 381 (86.8%) | 58 (13.2%) | 439 (100%) | |
21–40% | 408 (68.2%) | 190 (31.8%) | 598 (100%) | |
41–60% | 109 (39.2%) | 169 (60.8%) | 278 (100%) | |
61% ≤ | 65 (20.5%) | 252 (79.5%) | 317 (100%) | |