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Table 1 Demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcome of severe burn patients with and withoutĀ bloodstream infectionsĀ (BSIs)

From: Application of mNGS to describe the clinical and microbial characteristics of severe burn a tanker explosion at a tertiary medical center: a retrospective study patients following

Variables

n (%)/Meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD/Median (Q1ā€“Q3)

Age in years

67.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰12.8

Gender, Male

12 (85.7)

Body mass index

24.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.5

Charlson index

3 (1.3ā€“4)

Total body surface area (TBSA) (%)

93 (90ā€“95)

Second/Third-degree TBSA (%)

93 (90ā€“95)

Inhalation injury

14 (100)

Severity of injury

Ā Abbreviated burn severity index

15 (13.3ā€“16)

Ā Revised Baux score

176.5 (154.8ā€“187.3)

Ā APACHE II score

24.5 (20.3ā€“26)

Ā SOFA score

10 (5ā€“18)

Invasive procedures

Ā Ventilation support

14 (100)

Ā Endotracheal tube or tracheostomy

14 (100)

Ā Central venous catheter

14 (100)

Ā Arterial catheter

14 (100)

Ā Hemodialysis

10 (71.4)

Ā Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

6 (42.9)

Ā Total parental nutrition

4 (28.6)

Laboratory examinations

Ā White blood cells,/Ī¼L

11,000 (8200ā€“15,900)

Ā C-reactive protein, mg/L

141 (107.6ā€“195.7)

Ā Procalcitonin, ng/mL

3.5 (1.6ā€“6.7)

Ā Interleukin-6, pg/ml

362.9 (146.2ā€“842.6)

Clinical characteristics

Ā Number of operations

6.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.8

Ā Number of mNGS

9.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.6

Ā Sepsis

14 (100)

Ā Shock

14 (100)

Ā Multiple organ failure

6 (42.9)

Ā Gastrointestinal bleeding

14 (100)

Ā Gastrointestinal dysfunction

7 (50)

Ā Acute respiratory distress syndrome

7 (50)

Ā Ventilation days(d)

42 (28.3ā€“57.5)

Ā Length of ICU stay(d)

66.5 (41.8ā€“86.5)

Ā Length of hospital stay(d)

78 (45.5ā€“96.5)

Ā 90 days Mortality

6 (42.9)