Table 2 Surgical and functional outcomes.

From: Chronic liver injury scores are superior prognostic indicators of outcomes in severe alcohol-related burns

n (%)

All

(n = 121)

BAC < 100 mg/dl

(n = 45)

BAC ≥ 100 mg/dl

(n = 76)

p value

Length of stay, mean ± SD

15.19 ± 21.13

13.04 ± 15.44

16.46 ± 23.88

0.342

ICU days, mean ± SD

11.85 ± 20.39

11.00 ± 15.76

12.36 ± 22.78

0.700

Required ICU admission

99 (81.1%)

39 (86.7%)

60 (78.9%)

0.337

Required intubation

35 (28.7%)

13 (28.9%)

22 (28.9%)

1.000

Inhalation injury

34 (27.9%)

13 (28.9%)

21 (27.6%)

1.000

At least 1 surgery

61 (50.4%)

21 (46.7%)

40 (52.6%)

0.575

≥ 3 surgeries

26 (21.5%)

8 (38.1%)

18 (45.0%)

0.786

Postoperative pneumonia

6 (5.0%)

3 (6.7%)

3 (3.9%)

0.670

Wound infection

15 (12.4%)

5 (11.1%)

10 (13.2%)

0.741

Mortality

17 (14.0%)

5 (11.1%)

12 (15.8%)

0.593

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