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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2018 Jun 27;231:304–308. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.05.075

Table 3 –

Causes of 1-y mortality.

Early
(0–90 d)
n = 20
Late
(91–365 d)
n = 71*
P value
MSOF from sepsis 6 (30) 4 (5.6) 0.007
MSOF from aspiration 3 (15) 1 (1.4) 0.032
MSOF from hemorrhage 5 (25) 0 <0.001
Cardiac arrest due to MI or PE 3 (15) 0 0.009
New primary cancer 0 2 (2.8) 1.00
Cancer recurrence 0 46 (64.8) <0.001
Debility/FTT 3 (15) 14 (19.7) 0.76

Data reported as n (%).

FTT = failure to thrive; MSOF = multisystem organ failure; MI = myocardial infarction; PE = pulmonary embolism.

*

The cause of death could not be determined in 4 patients who died in the late period.