Table 2. Outcomes after 28-day observation in two groups.
| Variable* | Pooled (n = 45) | Group 1 (n = 25) | Group 2 (n = 20) | P a |
| 28-day mortality [n (%)] | 8 (18) | 6 (24) | 2 (10) | 0.269 |
| ICU mortality [n (%)] | 7 (16) | 5 (20) | 2 (10) | 0.437 |
| Hospital LOS (days) | 25.3 (7.1) | 28.2 (7.2) | 21.3 (6.3) | 0.008 |
| ICU LOS (days) | 8.2 (2.4) | 9.7 (2.6) | 6.3 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| Open abdomen [n (%)] | 6 (13) | 5 (20) | 1 (5) | 0.205 |
| Postop complications [n] | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.260 |
| Surgical site infection | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.617 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.112 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Hemorrhage | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.617 |
| Incisional hernia | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
*
Data present as mean (SD) if no specific statement. LOS, length of stay; Postop, postoperative;
a
by Mann-Whitney U test or Fischer exact test.