Table 2 Mortality and various clinical parameters
Clinical and laboratory parameters | Died (%) | p |
|---|---|---|
Type of surgery | ||
Primary Repair (Group A) * | 31% | 0.13 |
Intestinal resection + anastomosis (Group B)** | 40% | |
Total interventions (initial surgery plus laparostomy revisions) per patient (***) | ||
1 intervention | 56.5% | 0.021 |
2 interventions | 29.4% | |
3 interventions | 15% | |
4 interventions | 20% | |
> 4 interventions | 21.4% | |
Age | ||
Age < 10 years | 26.4% | 0.46 |
Age > 10 years | 34% | |
Sex | ||
Males | 30.6% | 0.67 |
Females | 31.4% | |
Number of perforations at initial surgery | ||
Perforations ≤ 2 | 30.5% | 0.72 |
Perforations > 2 | 41.1% | |
Site of perforations | ||
Perforation distance from valve < 30 cm | 31.0% | 0.17 |
Perforation distance from valve > 30 cm | 57.1% | |
Presence of pus in peritoneum at initial surgery | ||
Presence of pus in peritoneum | 84.6% | 0.0001 |
Absence of pus in peritoneum | 15.3% | |
Blood cell count at initial surgery | ||
WBC > 10.000 | 25% | |
WBC < 3.000 | 100% | 0.003 |
WBC 3.000 – 10.000 | 21.6% | |
Hb at initial surgery | ||
Hb < 9 g/dl | 19% | 0.32 |
Hb > 9 g/dl | 26% | |