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. 2006 Apr 4;1:10. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-1-10

Table 2.

RL reasons and mortality rates

RL* reason n (%) Mortality n (%) Cause of Mortality n
Intestinal content 42 (51.85) 19 (45.23)
 - Intestinal repair site or anastomosis failure 34 (41.97) 14 (41.17) Sepsis and MOF 9
Cardiac 2
Respiratory 1
Thromboemboli 2
 - Intestinal perforation 8 (9.87) 5 (62.50) Sepsis and MOF 4
Respiratory 1
Hemorrhage 15 (18.51) 3 (20) Coagulopathy 2
Hypovolemic shock 1
Intraabdominal infection or abscess 8 (9.87) 1 (12.50) Sepsis and MOF 1
Intestinal necrosis 7 (8.64) 6 (85.71) Thromboemboli 4
Sepsis and MOF 2
Stomal complications 5 (6.17) -
Ileus 4 (4.93) 1 (25) Respiratory 1

* Relaparatomy