Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of included patients
| Proven Intestinal ischemia N = 23 | Ischemia likely N = 16 | Ischemia unlikely N = 60 | No intestinal ischemia N = 21 | P -value * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 73 (64.0 – 78.0) | 67 (63 – 77) | 69 (61 – 77) | 70.0 (62.0 – 77.5) | 0.56 |
| Male | 9 (43) | 11 (69) | 25 (42) | 14 (67) | 0.08 |
| APACHE IV predicted mortality | 0.49 (0,26-0.73) | 0.42 (0.13 – 0.79) | 0.45 (0.24 – 0.73) | 0.45 (0.27 – 0.61) | 0.53 |
| Diagnosis on admission (%) | |||||
| Severe sepsis & septic shock | 5 (21.7) | 2 (12.5) | 7 (11.7) | 9 (42.6) | |
| Cardiogenic shock | 1 (4.3) | 1 (6.3) | 7 (11.7) | 1 (4.8) | |
| Hypovolemic shock | 1 (4.3) | 3 (19) | 2 (3.3) | - | |
| After CPR | - | - | 12 (20) | 1 (4.8) | |
| Aortic aneurysm repair | 3 (13) | 5 (31.3) | 8 (13.3) | 3 (13) | |
| After other surgery | 9 (39) | 4 (25) | 11 (18.3) | 5 (23.8) | |
| Other | 4 (17.4) | 1 (6.3) | 13 (21.7) | 2 (9.5) | |
| Mortality | 13 (57) | 4 (25) | 15 (25) | 7 (33) | 0.14 |
All values are medians and interquartile ranges or absolute number with (%).
*p-value of ‘Proven intestinal ischemia’ compared to ‘No intestinal ischemia’.