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. 2020 May 5;9:13. doi: 10.1186/s13741-020-00143-7

Table 3.

Risk factors for 30-day postoperative mortality following emergency high-risk abdominal surgery. Multivariable logistic regression analysis

OR 95% CI p value
Age 1.0 (1.01, 1.05) 0.0001
ASA 1 1 REF
ASA 2 1.7 (0.4, 7.7) 0.47
ASA 3 5.6 (1.3, 24.7) 002
ASA 4–5 17.0 (3.8, 79.0) 0.001
Sepsis score 0–2 1 REF
Sepsis score > 2 2.6 (1.4, 4.7) 0.002
Albumin low (< 34 g/L) 1 REF
Albumin normal (36–48 g/L) 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) 0.0005
Albumin high (> 48 g/L) 0.1 (0.01,0.9) 0.03
ECOG 0 1 REF
ECOG 1 1.7 (1.0, 2.9) 0.04
ECOG 2 3.2 (1.78, 5.8) < 0.0001
ECOG 3 3.9 (1.8, 7.9) < 0.0001
ECOG 4 5.9 (1.8, 19.0) 0.003
Cardiovascular comorbidity 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) 0.76
Indication for surgery (obstruction vs other) 0.7 (0.6, 1.4) 0.14

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists. Cardiovascular comorbidity: hypertension, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, previous percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac surgery, or angina. ECOG Eastern Cooperative oncology Group Performance Status Score