Table 4 Outcomes with regards to the presence of gastrointestinal (GI) complications
Characteristic | Without GI complications | With GI complications | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
During hospitalization | |||
Number of patients | N = 887 | N = 114 | |
Length of stay, days | 8 (5–12) | 10 (6–14) | 0.038 |
Hospital mortality | 115 (13) | 24 (21) | 0.019 |
Post-dischargea | |||
Number of patients | N = 666 | N = 80 | |
Readmission | 96 (14) | 18 (23) | 0.058 |
Infectious | 76 (11) | 12 (15) | |
Non-infectious | 20 (3.0) | 6 (7.5) | |
Time to readmission, days | 14.3 ± 7.9 | 13.0 ± 8.5 | 0.537 |