Table 2.
Patient demographics
| Characteristic | BR/Oa (N = 4,238) | PDb (N = 286) | Bothc (N = 133) | p value | Total (N = 4,657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, N (%) | 0.84 | ||||
| Female | 1,716 (40.5) | 120 (42.0) | 52 (39.1) | 1,888 (40.6) | |
| Raced, N (%) | 0.03 | ||||
| White | 1,365 (49.1) | 80 (43.5) | 33 (35.9) | 1,487 (48.4) | |
| Black | 720 (25.7) | 45 (24.5) | 24 (26.1) | 789 (25.7) | |
| Hispanic | 448 (16.0) | 41 (22.3) | 22 (23.9) | 511 (16.6) | |
| Other | 255 (9.1) | 18 (9.8) | 13 (14.1) | 286 (9.3) | |
| Age in days on admission mean (SD) | 5.3 (10.5) | 4.7 (9.2) | 3.6 (8.0) | 0.14 | 5.2 (10.4) |
| Underweighte, N (%) | 1,232 (29.1) | 182 (63.6) | 74 (55.6) | <0.001 | 1,488 (31.9) |
| Prematurity, N (%) | 2,619 (61.8) | 239 (83.6) | 114 (85.7) | <0.001 | 2,972 (63.8) |
| Number of co-existing diagnoses, mean (SD) | 7.4 (4.6) | 9.6 (3.4) | 10.5 (3.2) | <0.001 | 7.6 (4.5) |
| Insurance status, N (%) | 0.05 | ||||
| Uninsured | 100 (2.5) | <10 | 8 (6.3) | 114 (2.6) |
a
Patients undergoing laparotomy with bowel resection and enterostomy
b
Patients undergoing percutaneous abdominal drainage alone
c
Patients undergoing percutaneous abdominal drainage and laparotomy with bowel resection and enterostomy
d
Not all states collected information on race (34.1% unknown for BR/O, 35.6% unknown for PD, 27.9% unknown for both)
e
Birth weight <1,000 g