Demographic differences between those nursed and not nursed on low-friction (LF) sheets within the LF cohort
| On sheets | Not on sheets | |
| (N=107) | (N=24) | |
| Centre (proportion (%)) | ||
| A | 22/107 (21) | 5/24 (21) |
| B | 39/107 (37) | 12/24 (50) |
| C | 46/107 (43) | 7/24 (29) |
| Ethnicity (proportion white British (%)) | 90/107 (84) | 16/24 (67) |
| Age in years (median (IQR)) | 41 (15–64) n=107 | 42 (20–61) n=24 |
| TBSA (median (IQR)) | 4 (1.5–10.0) n=107 | 2.5 (1–7.0) n=24 |
| Gender (proportion male (%)) | 64/107 (60) | 14/24 (58) |
| Burn type (proportion scalds (%)) | 33/107 (31) | 4/24 (17) |
| Location (proportion (%)) | ||
| Head and neck | 34/107 (32) | 6/24 (25) |
| Anterior chest | 29/107 (27) | 5/24 (21) |
| Posterior chest or back | 23/107 (22) | 0/24 (0) |
| Upper limb | 39/107 (36) | 9/24 (38) |
| Hand or wrist | 23/107 (22) | 8/24 (33) |
| Abdomen | 15/107 (14) | 3/24 (13) |
| Buttocks | 6/107 (6) | 3/24 (13) |
| Perineum | 2/107 (2) | 0/24 (0) |
| Lower limb | 52/107 (49) | 11/24 (46) |
| Foot or ankle | 22/107 (21) | 4/24 (17) |
| Significant comorbidity (proportion yes (%)) | 25/107 (23) | 11/24 (46) |
| ASA grade (proportion normal healthy patient (%)) | 50/107 (47) | 9/24 (38) |
| Weight of patient (median (IQR)) | 71.8 (54.2–86.0) n=107 | 71.5 (60.0–85.9) n=24 |
| Perioperative antibiotics (proportion yes (%)) | 75/107 (70) | 10/24 (42) |
| Time to first graft in days (median (IQR)) | 1 (0–4) n=107 | 2 (1–5)n=24 |
Text highlighted in bold shows 95% CI not crossing 1 in two-sample proportion tests.
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiology; TBSA, total body surface area.