Table 2 Characteristics of the patients aged ≤ 5 years with second- and/or third-degree burns by complication (n = 258).

Age (years)

3 [2–4]^†

2[2, 3]^†

0.161^††

Sex

0.014^‡‡

  Male

28 (18.8)

121 (81.2)

  Female

35 (32.1)

74 (67.9)

Burn surface area (%)

38 [27–48]^†

23 [18–30]^†

 < 0.001^††

Hb (g/dL)

13.7 ± 2.8

12.3 ± 2.3

 < 0.001**

Hematocrit (%)

40.8 ± 8.1

36.6 ± 6.3

 < 0.001**

Potassium (mEq/L)

4.2 ± 0.8

4.0 ± 0.6

0.006**

Sodium (mEq/L)

134.3 ± 6.2

134.2 ± 3.9

0.843**

pH

7.3 ± 0.1

7.2 ± 0.1

 < 0.001**

Total proteins (g/dL)

4.2 ± 0.9

4.8 ± 0.9

 < 0.001**

Globulins (g/dL)

1.7 ± 0.4

1.9 ± 0.4

0.002**

White blood cells (WBC/mm³)

20.6 [9.2–30.4]^†

12.4 [7.8–18.4]^†

 < 0.001^††

Urea (mg/dL)

28.9 [20.6–39.7]^†

18.5 [12.2–26]^†

 < 0.001^††

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.26 [0.2–0.4]^†

0.31 [0.2–0.3]^†

 < 0.001^††

Length of hospital stay (days)

25 [14–35]^†

10 [6-14]^†

 < 0.001^††

Sepsis

 < 0.001^‡‡

  Yes

59 (100.0)

0 (0)

  No

4 (2.0)

195 (98.0)

Septic shock

 < 0.001^‡‡

  Yes

27 (100.0)

0 (0)

  No

36 (15.6)

195 (84.4)

Respiratory distress syndrome

0.003^¥

  Yes

4 (100.0)

0 (0)

  No

59 (23.2)

195 (76.8)

Kidney injury

 < 0.001^¥

  Yes

10 (100.0)

0 (0)

  No

53 (21.4)

195 (78.6)

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

 < 0.001^¥

  Yes

10 (100.0)

0 (0)

  No

53 (21.4)

195 (78.6)

Multiorgan failure

 < 0.001^¥

  Yes

10 (100.0)

0 (0)

  No

53 (21.4)

195 (78.6)

Death

 < 0.001 ¥

  Yes

10 (100.0)

0 (0)

  No

53 (21.4)

195 (78.6)

Lactate (mmol/L)

2.4 [1.3–3.6]^†

2.1 [1.6–2.9]^†

0.178^††

Albumin (g/dL)

2.5 ± 0.7

2.9 ± 0.7

 < 0.001**

LAR

1 [0.6–1.6]^†

0.7 [0.6–1]^†

0,003^††