Table 6.
Admission diagnosis and management in ACS patients (n = 18) by admission type
| Admission type | Number of patients | Management of ACS | Number of patients | Surgery type | Number of patients | ICU mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission diagnosis | ||||||
| Elective surgery | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Aorta | 2 | Medical | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cancer other GI tract* | 1 | Surgical | 1 | Decompression + open abdomen | 1 | 1 |
| Emergency surgery | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Orthotopic liver transplant | 3 | Surgical | 3 | Relaparotomy + primary closure | 3 | 0 |
| Aorta | 1 | Medical | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hemorrhage lower GI tract | 1 | Medical | 1 | 0 | ||
| GI perforation | 1 | Medical | 1 | 0 | ||
| Complications of previous GI surgery** | 1 | Medical | 1 | 0 | ||
| GI surgery other*** | 1 | Medical | 1 | 0 | ||
| Non-surgical | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Pancreatitis | 4 |
Medical Radiological + Surgical |
3 1 |
Decompression + open abdomen | 1 |
0 1 |
| GI sepsis | 2 |
Radiological Surgical |
1 1 |
Decompression + open abdomen | 1 |
0 1 |
| Hemorrhage intra-/retroperitoneal | 1 | Medical | 1 | 0 | ||
ACS Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, ICU Intensive Care Unit, GI gastro-intestinal
*Diagnosis: Extended right hemi-hepatectomy with extra-hepatic bile duct resection and liver segment 1 resection due to hilar cholangiocarcinoma, Klatskin Bismuth type 3a/4
**Diagnosis upon relaparotomy: Perforation small intestine after correction hernia cicatricalis
***Laparotomy for fulminant pancolitis due to clostridium difficile infection