Table 3.
Select parameters compared with endoscopic grade of mucosal injury
| Variables |
Overall (n = 273) |
Endoscopic Grade | ||||||
|
0 (n = 3) |
1 (n = 31) |
2a (n = 56) |
2b (n = 62) |
3a (n = 39) |
3b (n = 82) |
P† | ||
| Hospital Stay (days) | 8 (0, 90) | 4 (3, 10) | 2 (1, 51) | 4.5 (0, 87) | 7 (2, 44) | 9 (0, 33) | 13 (0, 90) | 0.0147* |
| Expired | 18 (6.59) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.79) | 2 (3.23) | 1 (2.56) | 14 (17.07) | 0.0648 |
| Time to Expired (days) | 15.5 (3, 56) | NA | NA | 11 (11, 11) | 16 (15, 32) | 16 (16, 16) | 15 (3, 56) | -- |
| ICU Admission | 29 (10.62) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.45) | 2 (3.57) | 5 (8.06) | 1 (2.56) | 19 (23.17) | 0.0244* |
| Systemic Complication | 56 (20.51) | 1 (33.33) | 3 (9.68) | 4 (7.14) | 11 (17.74) | 5 (12.82) | 32 (39.02) | 0.0111* |
| Aspiration Pneumonia | 31 (11.36) | 1 (33.33) | 2 (6.45) | 1 (1.79) | 4 (6.45) | 3 (7.69) | 20 (24.39) | 0.0068* |
| Respiratory Failure | 21 (7.69) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.45) | 1 (1.79) | 2 (3.23) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (19.51) | 0.0023* |
| DIC | 10 (3.67) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.79) | 1 (1.61) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (9.76) | 0.1524 |
| Hepatic | 10 (3.67) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.79) | 4 (6.45) | 2 (5.13) | 3 (3.66) | 0.6841 |
| Renal | 7 (2.56) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.79) | 1 (1.61) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (6.10) | 0.4300 |
| Gastrointestinal Complication | 76 (27.84) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (7.14) | 9 (14.52) | 12 (30.77) | 51 (62.20) | <0.0001* |
| Stricture | 66 (24.18) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.57) | 9 (14.52) | 11 (28.21) | 44 (53.66) | <0.0001* |
| Bleeding | 13 (4.76) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.57) | 1 (1.61) | 2 (5.13) | 8 (9.76) | 0.3656 |
| Perforation | 6 (2.20) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.79) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (6.10) | 0.2306 |
| Fistula | 2 (0.73) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.79) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.22) | 0.6302 |
†Wald's Chi-Square test
*P < 0.05 statistical significance
Data presented as median (range) or number (%). Endoscopic grade 0 is not included in the comparison secondary to small contribution.