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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 24.
Published in final edited form as: Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Aug 12;74(4):852–857. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.05.039

Table 3. Demographics by outpatient and inpatient ischemic colitis groups.

Outpatient group (36 patients) Inpatient group (29 patients) p value
Age* 64.6±2.0 63.4±3.0 0.73
NSAIDs usage 14.0% 0% 0.0376
NSAIDs and/or aspirin usage 50% 55.2% 0.6781
Warfarin usage 5.6% 27.6% 0.0144
Any anticoagulant usage 8.3% 55.2% < 0.001
Anti-hypertensives usage 16.7% 41.4% 0.0269
Hypotension or shock 11.1% 34.5% 0.0227
Severe lung disease 2.8% 62.1% < 0.001
Severe heart disease 19.4% 51.7% 0.0122
Severe renal disease 8.3% 58.6% 0.0001
Hematologic disorder+ 52.8% 85.7% 0.0051
URBC transfusion before colonoscopy* 1.6±1.1 6.7±1.7 0.01
Hospital days before urgent colonoscopy++ 1.2±0.1 22.9±3.0 0
Baseline Hgb* 11.1±0.5 8.9±0.5 0
Baseline PT* 12.6±0.8 13.9±0.8 0.5
Baseline PTT* 27.5±0.7 32.5±1.7 0
Baseline WBC* 10.2±0.9 12.5±1.0 0.1
Creatinine* 1.7±0.3 4.5±1.9 0.27
Prognosis score* 1.8±0.1 3.3±0.2 0
*

Mean ± SE

+

Includes coagulation disorders or low platelet count

++

Mean hours between GI consultation and urgent colonoscopy was ≤ 12 hours