Comparing Peak Burn Injury Times and Characteristics in Australia and New Zealand
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Source
2.2. Data Management
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic and Injury Characteristics
3.2. Peak Injury Times and Trends
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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BRANZ (n = 26,925) | Australia (n = 23,323) | New Zealand (n = 3602) | |
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Age, median (IQR) years a | 27 (8–47) | 28 (11–47) | 21 (2–42) |
Age group a | |||
Paediatric (< 16 years) | 8323 (30.9%) | 6771 (29.0%) | 1552 (43.1%) |
Adult (16–64 years) | 16,227 (60.5%) | 14,456 (62.0%) | 1821 (50.6%) |
Older adult (≥ 65 years) | 2321 (8.6%) | 2092 (9.0%) | 229 (6.4%) |
Gender b | |||
Male | 18,378 (68.3%) | 15,937 (68.4%) | 2441 (67.8%) |
Other | 8537 (31.7%) | 7379 (31.6%) | 1158 (32.2%) |
Primary cause c | |||
Scald | 9912 (36.9%) | 8244 (35.4%) | 1668 (46.4%) |
Flame | 9660 (35.9%) | 8413 (36.1%) | 1247 (34.7%) |
Contact | 4012 (14.9%) | 3604 (15.5%) | 408 (11.3%) |
Other cause | 3309 (12.3%) | 3034 (13.0%) | 275 (7.6%) |
TBSA, median (IQR) % d | 3.0 (1.0–7.6) | 3.0 (1.0–7.0) | 5.0 (2.0–9.0) |
Maximal depth recorded e | |||
Superficial dermal | 3633 (15.2%) | 2832 (13.5%) | 801 (26.8%) |
Mid-dermal | 6636 (27.7%) | 5719 (27.3%) | 917 (30.7%) |
Deep dermal | 8138 (34.0%) | 7621 (36.4%) | 517 (17.3%) |
Full thickness | 5514 (23.1%) | 4760 (22.7%) | 754 (25.2%) |
Inhalation injury f | |||
No | 25,512 (95.0%) | 22153 (95.2%) | 3359 (93.8%) |
Yes | 1341 (5.0%) | 1118 (4.8%) | 223 (6.2%) |
Place of injury g | |||
Home/usual residence | 16,541 (63.1%) | 14,047 (61.6%) | 2494 (73.3%) |
Other place | 9657 (36.9%) | 8750 (38.4%) | 907 (26.7%) |
Injury intent h | |||
Unintentional injury | 25,365 (94.5%) | 21,965 (94.5%) | 3400 (94.7%) |
Other intent | 1479 (5.5%) | 1289 (5.5%) | 190 (5.3%) |
Burn wound management in theatre i | |||
No | 6902 (25.8%) | 6120 (26.4%) | 782 (22.0%) |
Yes | 19,835 (74.2%) | 17,056 (73.6%) | 2779 (78.0%) |
LOS, median (IQR) days j | 4.0 (1.6–9.8) | 4.0 (1.4–9.8) | 3.8 (2.0–9.8) |
Discharge disposition k | |||
Home/usual residence | 23,291 (86.7%) | 20,109 (86.4%) | 3182 (88.5%) |
Other disposition | 3585 (13.3%) | 3173 (13.6%) | 412 (11.5%) |
Non-Peak (n = 24,474) | Australia (6 PM; n = 1871) | New Zealand (5 PM; n = 280) | |
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Age, median (IQR) years a | 27.0 (9.0, 47.0) | 27.0 (6.0, 48.0) | 18.0 (1.0, 40.0) |
Age group a | |||
Paediatric (< 16 years) | 7523 (30.4%) | 666 (35.6%) | 134 (47.9%) |
Adult (16–64 years) | 15,127 (61.0%) | 1019 (54.5%) | 131 (46.8%) |
Older adult (≥ 65 years) | 2120 (8.6%) | 186 (9.9%) | 15 (5.4%) |
Gender b | |||
Male | 16,999 (68.6%) | 1204 (64.4%) | 175 (62.5%) |
Other | 7767 (31.4%) | 665 (35.6%) | 105 (37.5%) |
Primary cause c | |||
Scald | 8924 (36.1%) | 845 (45.2%) | 143 (51.1%) |
Flame | 8972 (36.3%) | 591 (31.6%) | 97 (34.6%) |
Contact | 3726 (15.1%) | 258 (13.8%) | 28 (10.0%) |
Other cause | 3122 (12.6%) | 175 (9.4%) | 12 (4.3%) |
TBSA, median (IQR) % d | 3.0 (1.0, 7.7) | 3.0 (1.0, 7.0) | 5.5 (2.5, 10.0) |
Maximal depth recorded e | |||
Superficial dermal | 3340 (15.2%) | 243 (14.6%) | 50 (21.8%) |
Mid-dermal | 6116 (27.8%) | 439 (26.3%) | 81 (35.4%) |
Deep dermal | 7417 (33.7%) | 670 (40.1%) | 51 (22.3%) |
Full thickness | 5150 (23.4%) | 317 (19.0%) | 47 (20.5%) |
Inhalation injury f | |||
No | 23,437 (94.9%) | 1809 (96.8%) | 266 (95.0%) |
Yes | 1268 (5.1%) | 59 (3.2%) | 14 (5.0%) |
Place of injury g | |||
Home/usual residence | 14,949 (62.0%) | 1385 (75.6%) | 207 (78.1%) |
Other place | 9153 (38.0%) | 446 (24.4%) | 58 (21.9%) |
Injury intent h | |||
Unintentional injury | 23306 (94.4%) | 1799 (96.5%) | 260 (93.5%) |
Other intent | 1395 (5.6%) | 66 (3.5%) | 18 (6.5%) |
Burn wound management in theatre i | |||
No | 6325 (25.7%) | 520 (28.0%) | 57 (20.7%) |
Yes | 18277 (74.3%) | 1339 (72.0%) | 219 (79.3%) |
LOS, median (IQR) days j | 4.0 (1.6, 9.8) | 4.0 (1.5, 9.1) | 4.6 (2.6, 11.7) |
Discharge disposition k | |||
Home/usual residence | 21,371 (86.4%) | 1674 (89.7%) | 246 (87.9%) |
Other disposition | 3358 (13.6%) | 193 (10.3%) | 34 (12.1%) |
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Hong, R.; Perkins, M.; Gabbe, B.J.; Tracy, L.M. Comparing Peak Burn Injury Times and Characteristics in Australia and New Zealand. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 9578. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159578
Hong R, Perkins M, Gabbe BJ, Tracy LM. Comparing Peak Burn Injury Times and Characteristics in Australia and New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(15):9578. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159578
Chicago/Turabian StyleHong, Rebecca, Monica Perkins, Belinda J. Gabbe, and Lincoln M. Tracy. 2022. "Comparing Peak Burn Injury Times and Characteristics in Australia and New Zealand" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15: 9578. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159578