Tap water scalds No (%) | Other scalds No (%) | Significance level | |
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*NS = p>0.05. | |||
†No deaths occurred in the 67 patients with other scalds examined in detail, but one death occurred in the entire population of 318 other scalds. | |||
Total patients | 56 (100.0) | 67 (100.0) | |
Per cent body surface area 2nd and 3rd degree scald | |||
Mean | 19.4 ± 33.0 | 10.6 ± 17.6 | p<0.0002 |
Median | 12 | 9 | |
Grafted | 16 (28.6) | 16 (23.9) | NS* |
Contracture | 10 (17.9) | 6 (9.0) | NS |
Hypertrophic scar | 16 (28.6) | 16 (23.9) | NS |
Died | 7 (12.5) | 0 (0.0)† | p<0.001 |
Duration in hospital (days) | |||
Mean | 21.4 ± 39.8 | 13.9 ± 25.4 | p<0.001 |
Median | 17 | 9 |