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Table 1 Demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters of patients who received an endoscopic decompression tube

From: Endoscopic decompression of acute intestinal distension is associated with reduced mortality in critically ill patients

 

Median/number

IQR (25–75)

Age (years)

54

39–68

Gender

 Female

19

 

 Male

31

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.5

20.4–29.2

Follow up (days)

20

11–42

Placement of tube after first diagnosis (days)

1

0–6

Length of hospital stay (days)

37

19–68

Treatment on ICU (days)

14

0–37

Mechanical ventilation (days)

4

0–25

Renal replacement therapy

 No

41

 

 Yes

8

 

Opiods

 No

30

 

 Yes

19

 

Cause of intestinal obstruction

 Trauma

1

 

 Infection

9

 

 Neurological

4

 

 Operation

7

 

 Tumor

11

 

 Others

18

 

Laboratory parameters at first diagnosis

 Leukocytes (n/μL)

6715

4800–12,900

 Platelets (Thsd/μL)

182

88–271

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

9,9

8.6–11.5

 INR (Ratio)

1.15

1.04–1.34

 CRP (mg/L)

107

29–248

 PCT (μg/L)

1

0–3.3

 Creatinine (μmol/L)

91

61–169

 Lactate (mmol/L)

1,1

0.8–2.2

 Bilirubin (μmol/L)

17

19,906

 Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)

262

172–394

 Alkaline phospahatse (U/L)

95

78–256

 Gamma-glutamyl transferase (U/L)

63

34–401

 Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

24

13–65