Table 5 Factors associated with the occurrence of GI dysfunction in patients with severe burns

Age (years, mean ± SD)

41.8 ± 14.2

41.4 ± 13.0

0.819

Weight (kg, mean ± SD)

66.1 ± 11.1

66.3 ± 12.7

0.920

Sex [n(%)]

0.865

 Male

112 (75.2)

136 (76.0)

 Female

37 (24.8)

43 (24.0)

Injury source [n(%)]

0.228

 Fire

112 (75.2)

131 (73.2)

 Chemicals

26 (17.4)

27 (15.1)

 Hot liquid

4 (2.7)

14 (7.8)

 Electricity

7 (4.7)

7 (3.9)

Inhalation injury [n(%)]

< 0.001

 Yes

112 (75.2)

90 (50.3)

 No

37 (24.8)

89 (49.7)

Trauma at admission [n(%)]

0.374

 Yes

12 (8.1)

10 (5.6)

 No

137 (91.9)

169 (94.4)

Shock at admission [n(%)]

0.017

 Yes

71 (47.7)

62 (34.6)

 No

78 (52.3)

117 (65.4)

Incidence separated on % TBSA [n(%)]

< 0.001

 20–29

9 (6.0)

12 (6.7)

 30–49

19 (12.8)

58 (32.4)

 50–69

36 (24.2)

57 (31.8)

 70–89

49 (32.9)

38 (21.2)

 ≥ 90

36 (24.2)

14 (7.8)

% TBSA [M (Q₁, Q₃)]

75 (52, 89)

52 (35, 70)

< 0.001

% full-thickness TBSA [M (Q₁, Q₃)]

35 (14, 59)

14 (2, 34)

< 0.001

Baux score [M (Q₁, Q₃)]

128 (102, 146)

105 (83,127)

< 0.001

SOFA score [M (Q₁, Q₃)]

3 (1, 5)

2 (1, 3)

< 0.001

ABSI score [M (Q₁, Q₃)]

11 (9, 13)

10 (8, 12)

0.023

WBC [× 10⁹/L, M (Q₁, Q₃)]

16.7 (10.3, 22.3)

13.1 (10.0, 18.1)

0.009

CRP [mg/ml, M (Q₁, Q₃)]

57.0 (18.8, 112.0)

56.8 (23.5, 117.8)

0.679

Platelet [× 10⁹/L, M (Q₁, Q₃)]

205 (117, 301)

203 (131, 306)

0.752

ALB [g/L, M (Q₁, Q₃)]

28.0 (23.8, 34.6)

29.1 (25.6, 36.0)

0.048

Sepsis^* [n(%)]

 < 0.001

 Yes

68 (45.6)

39 (21.8)

 No

81 (54.4)

140 (78.2)

Wound infection [n(%)]

0.227

 Yes

38 (25.5)

55 (30.7)

 No

111 (74.5)

119 (66.5)

High MME requirement [n(%)]

0.283

 Yes

31 (20.8)

29 (16.2)

 No

118 (79.2)

150 (83.8)

MME [mg, M (Q₁, Q₃)]

196.0 (70.0, 506.0)

138.0 (47.5, 348.8)

0.010

Continuous analgesia with opioids [n(%)]

0.078

 CIA

74 (49.7)

71 (39.7)

 PCA

17 (11.4)

16 (8.9)

 None

58 (38.9)

92 (51.4)