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. 2003 Nov 15;9(11):2570–2573. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2570

Table 7.

Relationship between hospital death and organ failure in 74 patients

Organ failure	Survivor (n = 62)	Nonsurvivor (n = 12)	χ²	P value
Multiple organ failure	11 (17.7%)	9 (75%)	16.7130	< 0.005
Pulmonary failure	22 (35.5%)	12 (100%)	16.8501	< 0.005
Renal failure	8 (12.9%)	4 (33.3%)	1.7680	NS
Cardiovascular failure	8 (12.9%)	5 (41.7%)	3.9295	< 0.05
Hepatic failure	11 (17.7%)	3 (25%)	0.0342	NS
Neurologic failure	0	4 (33.3%)		NS^a
Gastrointestinal failure	4 (6.5%)	4 (33.3%)	5.0050	< 0.05

^a

: Fisher’s exact probabilities test.