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Table 1 Risk factors for BSI of the patients with burns over 20% TBSA

From: Epidemiology and outcomes of bloodstream infections in severe burn patients: a six-year retrospective study

Characteristic, n (%)

Total (n = 495)

Non-BSI (n = 359)

BSI (n = 136)

Univariate analysis

p value

Multivariate logistic regression analysis

OR (95% CI)

p value

Male

371 (74.9)

271 (75.5)

100 (73.5)

0.654

Age (median, IQR)

46 [36,56]

46 [35,56]

47 [37,56]

0.728

Comorbidities

121 (24.4)

87 (24.2)

34 (25.0)

0.859

Type of burn

Flame

399 (80.6)

283 (78.8)

116 (85.3)

0.104

Chemical

26 (5.3)

21 (5.8)

5 (3.7)

0.333

Hyperthermia liquid

49 (9.9)

37 (10.3)

12 (8.8)

0.622

Other

21 (4.2)

18 (5.0)

3 (2.2)

0.166

%TBSA

     

0.023

20–39

212 (42.8)

185 (51.5)

27 (19.9)

˂0.001

40–59

130 (26.3)

98 (27.3)

32 (23.5)

1.08 (0.55–2.09)

0.828

60–79

64 (12.9)

31 (8.6)

33 (24.3)

2.53 (1.21–5.28)

0.014

 ≥ 80

89 (18.0)

45 (12.5)

44 (32.4)

2.24 (1.01–4.97)

0.048

Accompanying third degree burns

438 (88.5)

312 (86.9)

126 (92.6)

0.078

0.70 (0.29–1.69)

0.423

Inhalation injury

212 (42.8)

132 (36.8)

80 (58.8)

˂0.001

0.85 (0.51–1.44)

0.547

Mechanical ventilation

178 (36.0)

96 (26.7)

82 (60.3)

˂0.001

1.97 (1.12–3.47)

0.019

CVC

352 (71.1)

220 (61.3)

132 (97.1)

˂0.001

9.10 (3.06–27.04)

˂0.001

AKI

56 (11.3)

34 (9.5)

22 (16.2)

0.038

0.80 (0.38–1.67)

0.550

Hospital length of stay, days (median, IQR)

35 [17,52]

27 [15,44]

50 [33,67]

˂0.001

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

˂0.001

  1. BSI bloodstream infection, IQR interquartile range, TBSA total body surface area, CVC Central venous catheter, AKI acute kidney injury