Table 4.
Treatments and Medical History of Patients with Confirmed GI Perforations
| Cases with Confirmed GI Perforation
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|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Number of patients | 86 | |
| Any use of antibiotics (%) | 84 | (97.7%) |
| Any diagnostic procedures performed* (%) | 78 | (90.7%) |
| Abdominal/GI CT scan | 73 | (84.9%) |
| Abdominal/GI CT ultrasonography | 8 | (9.3%) |
| Abdominal/GI CT MRI | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Abdominal/GI CT X-ray | 39 | (45.3%) |
| Any treatment procedures performed* (%) | 77 | (89.5%) |
| Laparoscopic surgery | 20 | (23.3%) |
| Abdominal surgery | 63 | (73.3%) |
| Length of stay: mean (SD) | 15.9 (12.9) | |
| Discharge status (%) | ||
| Subject discharged home | 46 | (53.5%) |
| Subject discharged to another institution | 22 | (25.6%) |
| Subject expired | 17 | (19.8%) |
| Other | 1 | (1.1%) |
| Patient history | ||
| GI endoscopy within 1 week | ||
| Yes | 3 | (3.5%) |
| No | 73 | (84.9%) |
| Unknown | 9 | (10.5%) |
| Missing | 1 | (1.2%) |
| Any NSAIDs use in the last 12 months | ||
| Yes | 27 | (31.4%) |
| No | 34 | (39.5%) |
| Unknown | 25 | (29.1%) |
| Any steroid use in the last 12 months | ||
| Yes | 51 | (59.3%) |
| No | 26 | (30.2%) |
| Unknown | 9 | (10.5%) |
| Medication history based on NSAIDs and steroid use | ||
| No NSAIDs or steroid use | 13 | (15.1%) |
| Only NSAIDs but no steroid use | 9 | (10.5%) |
| Only steroid but not NSAIDs use | 20 | (23.3%) |
| Both NSAIDs and steroid use | 15 | (17.4%) |
| Either NSAIDs or steroid use was unknown | 29 | (33.7%) |