Research Article
C-Reactive Protein-to-Albumin Ratio Predicts Sepsis and Prognosis in Patients with Severe Burn Injury
Table 2
Clinical parameters associated with sepsis in severe burns.
| | Parameters | Sepsis | value | | Yes () | No () |
| | Age (years) | | | 0.248 | | Gender, (%) | — | — | 0.427 | | Male | 49 (59.0) | 73 (64.6) | — | | Female | 34 (41.0) | 40 (35.4) | — | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | 0.771 | | Causes | — | — | 0.908 | | Thermal | 68 (81.9) | 90 (79.6) | — | | Chemical | 10 (12.0) | 16 (14.2) | — | | Electronic | 5 (6.0) | 7 (6.2) | — | | Inhalation injury, (%) | 30 (36.1) | 24 (21.2) | 0.021 | | Admission time from burn (h) | | | 0.611 | | Number of operations, (%) | | | 0.125 | | Mean duration of operation (min) | | | 0.251 | | First excision time from burn (d) | | | 0.037 | | Burn index | | | 0.003 | | ABSI | | | 0.001 | | APACHE II score at admission | | | 0.135 | | SOFA score at admission | | | 0.284 | | Mechanical ventilation, (%) | 38 (45.8) | 30 (26.5) | 0.005 | | ICU admission, (%) | 81 (97.6) | 54 (47.8) | <0.001 | | Preoperative comorbidities, (%) | — | — | — | | Diabetes mellitus | 9 (10.8) | 11 (9.7) | 0.800 | | Hypertension | 14 (16.9) | 17 (15.0) | 0.730 | | CCD | 6 (7.2) | 9 (8.0) | 0.848 | | COPD | 5 (6.0) | 7 (6.2) | 0.961 | | TBSA percentage, (%) | | | <0.001 | | Third-degree TBSA percentage, (%) | | | 0.006 |
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BMI: body mass index; ABSI: abbreviated burn severity index; APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; ICU: intensive care unit; CCD: chronic coronary disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TBSA: total burn surface area. values were calculated by Student’s -test or chi-squared test. . |
