From: Determinants and time to blood transfusion among thermal burn patients admitted to Mulago Hospital
Variable | Frequency | Log rank χ2 | p value |
---|---|---|---|
By pre-injury related factors | |||
Sex of the child | |||
Male | 75 | 2.32 | 0.1274 |
Female | 37 | ||
Age group | |||
<5 | 66 | 0.18 | 0.6695 |
5–12 | 10 | ||
>12 | 36 | ||
Body mass index (18.5–25 kg/m2) | |||
Above normal | 19 | 11.68 | 0.1115 |
Normal | 59 | ||
Below normal | 34 | ||
Pre-existing illness | |||
Non | 93 | 4.16 | 0.3849 |
Any blood disorders | 2 | ||
Respiratory disease | 7 | ||
Epilepsy | 6 | ||
Others | 4 | ||
By injury related factors | |||
Degree/depth of burns | |||
Partial superficial | 99 | 1.07 | 0.7832 |
Partial deep | 4 | ||
3rd degree | 2 | ||
Mixed | 7 | ||
Inhalation injury | |||
Absent | 28 | 8.85 | 0.0029 |
Present | 84 | ||
Percentage of TBSA | |||
Less than 20 | 62 | 11.37 | 0.0007 |
20 and above | 50 | ||
Cause of burn | |||
Scalds | 74 | 12.04 | 0.0024 |
Flame | 37 | ||
Contact | 1 | ||
Severity of the burns | |||
Minor | 1 | 8.01 | 0.018 |
Moderate | 29 | ||
Major | 82 | ||
Baseline WBC count at admission | |||
Normal | 63 | 1.13 | 0.2874 |
Abnormal | 48 | ||
Baseline Hb count admission | |||
11–10 | 16 | 1.78 | 0.6189 |
8–9.9 | 32 | ||
6.7.9 | 2 | ||
>11 | 62 | ||
By post injury factors | |||
Surgical procedures performed | |||
Yes | 13 | 6.56 | 0.0104 |
No | 99 | ||
Ward | |||
ICU | 26 | 22.58 | 0.0000 |
Holland | 86 | ||
Abnormal WBC count during admission | |||
Yes | 63 | 1.86 | 0.1729 |
No | 48 | ||
Focus of infection | |||
Yes | 49 | 3.02 | 0.0821 |
No | 63 | ||
Lowest haemoglobin level | |||
Yes | 62 | 5.11 | 0.0238 |
No | 43 | ||
Lowest serum | |||
Normal (3.5–4.9) | 24 | 12.92 | 0.0048 |
>2.9–3.5 | 23 | ||
2.5–2.9 | 15 |