Colonization of burns and the duration of hospital stay of severely burned patients.
In a retrospective study the influence of several factors on the length of hospital stay of severely burned patients (at least 24% total body surface area) has been investigated. The influence of these factors was studied by means of the Cox model survival analysis with time-varying covariates. Seventy-one patients were included in this study. The mean age was 32 years (range 1-82 years), the mean total body surface area burned 40% (range 24-80%) and the mean full-thickness area burned 32% (range 10-70%). The length of hospital stay was positively correlated with the extent of the burned area and with the age of the patient. Wound colonization with Enterobacteriaceae or with a combination of Pseudomonas spp. and Staphylococcus aureus was also associated with a prolonged stay in hospital.
Laboratory for Public Health, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002053:Burn Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002056:Burns / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*