Variable 0–2 days of antibiotics
n = 54
3–5 days of antibiotics
n = 126
p value
Age (years): mean ± standard deviation 44.8 ± 19.1 45.6 ± 18.5 0.80
Male: n patients (%) 35 (65) 85 (67) 0.81
Diabetes: n patients (%) 3 (6) 8 (6) 0.84
% TBSA burn: median, IQR 7 (3–14) 4.5 (1.5–7) <0.01
% TBSA debrided at first operation: median, IQR 6.25 (2–12) 3 (1–7) <0.01
High risk location of burn (face/hand/foot/perineum): n patients (%) 33 (61) 70 (56) 0.49
Days of surgery post injury: median, IQR 1.5 (1–4) 3 (1–6) <0.01
Preoperative growth: n patients (%) 13 (24) 40 (32) 0.30
Preoperative antibiotic use: n patients (%) 9 (17) 29 (23) 0.34
Excisional debridement only: n patients (%) 8 (15) 8 (6) 0.07
Scrub debridement and Biobrane™: n patients (%) 21 (39) 21 (17) <0.01
Excisional debridement and Biobrane™: n patients (%) 8 (15) 11 (9) 0.22
Excisional debridement and skin graft: n patients (%) 17 (31) 86 (68) <0.01