Variable | All patients (n = 22) | Survivors ( n = 9) | Non-survivors ( n = 13) | P # |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male:female ratio | 11:11 | 4:5 | 7:6 | 0.999 |
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 68.9 ± 17.6 | 71.0 ± 8.9 | 67.4 ± 21.9 | 0.646 |
Smoking history | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.655 |
Comorbidity: | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0.609 |
Atrial fibrillation | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.999 |
Coronary arterial disease | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.360 |
Hypertension Diabetes | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0.999 |
mellitus Chronic renal | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0.415 |
failure | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.662 |
COPD | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.415 |
Cancer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.999 |
Clinical presentations: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fever | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0.999 |
Shock | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0.253 |
APACHE score | 18.6 ± 3.8 | 15.1 ± 2.8 | 19.9 ± 3.2 | <0.01 |
Abdominal pain | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0.999 |
Image findings | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pneumatosis intestinalis | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0.544 |
Laboratory findings | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hb (g/dl) |  | 12.5 ± 2.1 | 11.3 ± 1.8 | 0.165 |
WBC (x103/μl) |  | 13677 ± 11521 | 14149 ± 6353 | 0.903 |
Platelet (x103/μl) |  | 181.9 ± 120.4 | 144.7 ± 100.8 | 0.441 |
PT (sec) |  | 15.3 ± 2.8 | 18.2 ± 7.6 | 0.244 |
aPTT (sec) |  | 39.6 ± 11.4 | 41.5 ± 13.3 | 0.745 |
Glucose (mg/dl) |  | 239.6 ± 94.0 | 173.8 ± 63.3 | 0.085 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dl) |  | 1.1 ± 1.0 | 2.4 ± 2.0 | 0.099 |
Urea (mg/dl) |  | 48.2 ± 28.1 | 48.9 ± 25.4 | 0.947 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) |  | 2.8 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 2.0 | 0.898 |
Sodium (mmol/L) |  | 136.9 ± 7.3 | 133.2 ± 7.8 | 0.270 |
Potassium (mmol/L) |  | 4.0 ± 0.5 | 4.6 ± 1.0 | 0.110 |
Arterial pH |  | 7.4 ± 0.1 | 7.4 ± 0.1 | 0.477 |
Bicarbonate (mmol/L) |  | 18.0 ± 5.9 | 17.6 ± 5.3 | 0.867 |
Surgical results | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Morbidity | NA | 6 | NA | NA |
Mortality | 13 | 0 | 13 | Â |