Fig. 1From: Endoscopic decompression of acute intestinal distension is associated with reduced mortality in critically ill patientsSurvival of patients with treatment response and non-response to endoscopic decompression therapy. Patients with treatment response showed a significantly better outcome compared to non-responders. Responders had a median survival of 113 days (95% CI 41–186) compared to 15 days (95% CI 6–24) in non-responders (p = 0.002) (Fig. 1)Back to article page