Table 2.
Paraclinical and clinical characteristics
| Cardiac system n (%) | ||
| Without cardiac failure | 208 (59.4%) | |
| Diuretic, digoxin, antianginous/antihypertensive | 125 (35.7%) | |
| Peripheral edema, warfarin, borderline, cardiomegaly | 15 (4.3%) | |
| Jugular engorgement, cardiomegaly | 2 (0.6%) | |
| POSSUM Physiological | Respiratory system (%) | 313 (89.4%) |
| Without dyspnea | 17 (4.9%) | |
| Exercise dyspnea, mild COPD | 17 (4.9%) | |
| Limiting dyspnea or moderate COPD | 3 (0.9%) | |
| Dyspnea at rest or fibrosis/consolidation | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean ± SD) | 125.8 ± 26.039 | |
| Heart rate (bpm) (mean ± SD) | 85.8 ± 16.819 | |
| Glasgow coma score (mean ± SD) | 14.9 ± 0.734 | |
| Leukocytosis (× 109/L) (mean ± SD) | 11 818 ± 5324 | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) (mean ± SD) | 13.97 ± 14.15 | |
| BUN (mg/dL) (mean ± SD) | 17.54 ± 14.279 | |
| Sodium (mEq/l) (mean ± SD) | 138.3 ± 3.326 | |
| Potassium (mEq/l) (mean ± SD) | 3.96 ± 0.488 | |
| EKG n (%) | ||
| Normal | 341 (97.1%) | |
| Atrial fibrillation (HR 60–90 bpm) | 5 (1.4%) | |
| Any other abnormal rhythm | 4 (1.4%) | |
| Mean physiological score ± SD | 19.27 ± 6.128 | |
| Severity index n (%) | ||
| Moderate | 216 (61.7%) | |
| Mayor | 118 (33.7%) | |
| Mayor ( +) | 16 (4.6%) | |
| Average number of procedures ± SD | 1.54 ± 1.616 | |
| Blood loss (cc) mean ± SD | 75.63 ± 293.075 | |
| Peritoneal fluid contamination n (%) | ||
| Operative POSSUM | None | 152 (43.4%) |
| Minor (serous) | 93 (26.6%) | |
| Local pus | 54 (15.4%) | |
| Free fecaloid content, pus or blood | 51 (14.6%) | |
|
Presence of malignancy n (%) None |
312 (89.1%) | |
| Primary | 25 (7.1%) | |
| Nodal metastases | 5 (1.4%) | |
| Distant metastasis | 8 (2.3%) | |
| Surgical mode (%) | ||
| Elective | 162 (46.3%) | |
| Urgent | 56 (16.0%) | |
| Emergent (< 2 h) | 132 (37.7%) | |
| Mean operative score ± SD | 12.85 ± 5.61 |