Table 4 Comparisons of treatment outcomes among ventilator-supported major burn patients with and without early MODSa.

From: Predictors of Early Onset Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Major Burn Patients with Ventilator Support: Experience from A Mass Casualty Explosion

 

Overall, n = 88

Early MODS

P value

No, n = 43

Yes, n = 45

Ventilator free

  At day 7

17 (19.3%)

12 (27.9%)

5 (11.1%)

0.046

  At day 14

31 (35.2%)

21 (48.8%)

10 (22.2%)

0.009

  At day 21

56 (63.6%)

34 (79.1%)

22 (48.9%)

0.006

  At day 28

68 (77.3%)

37 (86.0%)

31 (68.9%)

0.055

  Length of ICU stay

49.9 (33.0)

42.7 (28.0)

56.7 (36.3)

0.045

  Length of hospital stay

93.9 (47.8)

90.9 (37.5)

105.4(49.0)

0.131

Mortality

  At day 28

2 (2.3%)

0

2 (4.4%)

0.495

  In-hospital mortality

4 (4.5%)

1 (2.3%)

3 (6.7%)

0.617

  1. aThe data are presented as n(%) unless otherwise stated.
  2. MODS, multiple organs dysfunction syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit.
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