Table 3.

Suspected and intraoperative diagnoses, surgical procedures

Indication for surgery/suspected diagnosis	n (%)
Intra-abdominal bleeding	16 (39.0)
Intestinal ischemia	10 (24.4)
Abdominal compartment syndrome	10 (24.4)
Abdominal focus of sepsis	5 (12.2)
Intraoperative diagnosis
Intra-abdominal bleeding	17 (41.5)
diffuse bleeding	7
venous bleeding (mesenteric vein; portal vein; gastric vein, vena cava)	4
hepatic bleeding	2
arterial bleeding (gastroduodenal artery; aorta)	2
vascular anastomotic repair bleeding	2
Intestinal ischemia	9 (22.0)
Abdominal compartment syndrome	8 (19.5)
Anastomotic breakdown	2 (4.9)
Negative finding	5 (12.2)
Patients needing subsequent surgery in OR	14 (34.1)
Surgical procedures
Surgical control of bleeding	11 (26.8)
Decompressive laparotomy	10 (24.4)
Packing	8 (19.5)
Vascular repair	3 (7.3)
Intestinal resection	9 (21.9)
Peritoneal lavage, focus control	5 (7.3)

OR, operating room.