Table 2 Incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) complications within 3 days of hospital admission between survivors and non-survivors
Characteristic | All | Survivors | Non-survivors | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1001 | N = 862 | N = 139 | ||
Diarrhea | 52 (5.2) | 42 (4.9) | 10 (7.2) | 0.252 |
Bowel dilatation | 34 (3.4) | 26 (3.0) | 8 (5.8) | 0.124 |
Ileus | 25 (2.5) | 19 (2.2) | 6 (4.3) | 0.143 |
GI bleeding | 14 (1.4) | 10 (1.2) | 4 (2.9) | 0.117 |
Any GI complication | 114 (11) | 90 (10) | 24 (17) | 0.019 |