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Association between gender and outcomes of acute burns patients
Author(s) -
Perkins Monica,
Abesamis Gerald M.,
Cleland Heather,
Gabbe Belinda J.,
Tracy Lincoln M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16426
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , odds ratio , confounding , proportional hazards model , burn injury , demography , mortality rate , surgery , sociology
This study explored the association between gender and in‐hospital outcomes of patients with acute burn injuries admitted to burn units in Australia and New Zealand. After adjustment for key differences in case‐mix between men and women, there was an association between gender and in‐hospital mortality and no association between gender and time to death. Our findings indicate that the worse outcomes observed for women are associated with different age and patterns of injury, and provide further information to direct and inform targeted prevention measures for vulnerable populations.