Table 1 Characteristics of patients: debrided in the ED under ketamine PSA, debrided in other settings, and debrided in the OT within 24 h.

From: Early non-excisional debridement of paediatric burns under general anaesthesia reduces time to re-epithelialisation and risk of skin graft

 

Debridement in the ED with ketamine

n = 28 N (%)

Debridement other settings

n = 220 N %

Debridement in OT within 24 h

n = 44 N %

p value

Burn depth

DDPT

16 (57.1)

107 (48.6)

33 (75)

 

SPT

12 (42.9)

113 (51.4)

11 (25)

0.005

TBSA % Median (IQR)

9.5 (8–12.8)

6 (5–9)

11.5 (7.3–16)

< 0.001

Gender

   

0.665

Male

16 (57.1)

125 (56.8)

21 (47.7)

 

Female

12 (42.9)

92 (41.8)

21 (47.7)

 

Missing

3 (1.4)

2 (4.5)

 

First aid

   

0.944

Yes

21 (75)

168 (76.4)

32 (72.7)

 

No

6 (21.4)

52 (23.6)

11 (25)

 

Missing

1 (3.6)

1 (2.3)

 

Age (years)

   

0.081

0–4

23 (82.1)

143 (65)

34 (77.3)

 

5–10

4 (14.3)

46 (20.9)

3 (6.8)

 

> 10

1 (3.6)

31 (14.1)

7 (15.9)

 

Time to re-epithelialisation (Days) Median (IQR)

21 (12–34)

17 (12–23)

14 (10–19)

0.020

Time to debridement (h:min)

5:07 (3:26–11:27)

5:29 (3:44–9:27)

9:44 (2:57–22:35)

0.730

Definitive dressing applied

Acticoat

13 (46.6)

125 (56.8)

29 (65.9)

 

Mepilex Ag

10 (35.7)

72 (32.7)

3 (6.8)

 

Combined silver

5 (17.9)

18 (8.2)

1 (2.3)

 

Biobrane

8 (18.2)

 

RECELL

1 (0.5)

2 (4.5)

 

Flamazine

2 (0.9)

 

Not recorded

2 (0.9)

1 (2.3)

 

Grafted

13 (46.4)

37 (16.8)

9 (20.5)

0.001

  1. DDPT deep dermal partial thickness, SPT superficial partial thickness, TBSA total body surface area, ED emergency department, OT operating theatre, IQR interquartile range.
  2. aCombined Silver = Acticoat + Mepilex Ag + Hypafix applied to burns.