Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of patients with AGI
| Variable | I n = 20 |
II n = 46 |
III n = 15 |
IV n = 9 |
Total n = 90 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 66 (48–78) | 68 (47–82) | 74 (43–87) | 69 (61–81) | 66.0 (47.0–80.0) | 0.959 |
| Males | 14 (70%) | 34 (73.9%) | 14 (93.3%) | 7 (77.8%) | 69 (76.7%) | 0.393 |
| APACHE II score | 20.0 (16.5–22.0) | 18.0 (11.8–22.0) | 20.0 (18.0–30.0) | 23.0 (18.0–28.5) | 20.0 (16.0–22.0) | 0.031a |
| SOFA score | 6.0 (3.0–8.0) | 5.0 (4.0–9.0) | 6.0 (4.0–13.0) | 8.0 (4.5–11.5) | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) | 0.486 |
| Gastrointestinal surgery | 1 (20%) | 5 (10.9%) | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (11.1%) | 8 (8.9%) | 0.262 |
| Primary AGI | 3 (15%) | 17 (37%) | 5 (33.3%) | 5 (55.6%) | 30 (33.3%) | 0.155 |
| Sepsis | 8 (40%) | 19 (41.3%) | 4 (26.7%) | 4 (44.4%) | 35 (38.9%) | 0.760 |
| Catecholamine support | 5 (25%) | 8 (17.4%) | 5 (33.3%) | 5 (55.6%) | 23 (25.6%) | 0.099 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 17 (85%) | 34 (73.9%) | 11 (73.3%) | 9 (100%) | 71 (78.9%) | 0.281 |
| CRRT | 2 (10%) | 10 (21.7%) | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (11.1%) | 14 (15.6%) | 0.421 |
| Primary reason for intensive care | 0.131 | |||||
| Acute pancreatitis | 1 (5%) | 13 (28.3%) | 5 (33.3%) | 1 (11.1%) | 20 (22.2%) | |
| Shock | 3 (15%) | 8 (17.4%) | 1 (6.7%) | 3 (33.3%) | 15 (16.6%) | |
| AKI | 2 (10%) | 10 (21.7%) | 1 (6.7%) | 4 (44.4%) | 17 (18.9%) | |
| ARDS | 8 (40%) | 14 (30.4%) | 6 (40%) | 5 (55.6%) | 33 (36.7%) | |
| Trauma | 2 (10%) | 6 (13%) | 0 | 0 | 8 (8.9%) | |
| Postoperative | 3 (15%) | 2 (4.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 0 | 7 (7.8%) | |
| Cardiac arrest | 1 (5%) | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (6.7%) | 0 | 3 (3.3%) | |
| 28 d-mortality | 1 (5.0%) | 7 (15.2%) | 2 (13.3%) | 4 (44.4%) | 14 (15.6%) | 0.067 |
Measurement values are expressed as median (interquartile range, 25%–75%). Categorical variables are reported as n (%). Variables were compared using the Kruskal–Wallis test
AGI acute gastrointestinal injury, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, AKI acute kidney injury, CRRT continuous renal replacement therapy, SOFA sepsis-related organ failure assessment
aSignificant differences among AGI grades I, II, III, and IV