From: Factors predicting mortality in emergency abdominal surgery in the elderly
Alive (n = 79) | Dead (n = 15) | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (mean: 85.6) | |||
≤85 | 41 | 10 | |
>85 | 38 | 5 | 0.2219 |
Gender | |||
Male | 27 | 9 | |
Female | 52 | 6 | 0.0567 |
Comorbidity | |||
negative | 20 | 3 | |
positive | 59 | 12 | 0.4715 |
PS(ECOG) | |||
Grade 0,1 | 28 | 2 | |
Grade 2, 3, and 4 | 51 | 13 | 0.0786 |
Time from onset of symptoms to hospital admission (hour) | |||
<24 | 51 | 4 | |
≥24 | 28 | 11 | 0.0074** (Fisher’s exact test) |
APACHE II (mean) | 11.9 | 18.5 | 0.0002 |
POSSUM | |||
PS (mean) | 30.1 | 38.6 | 0.0001** |
OSS (mean) | 13.9 | 17.2 | 0.0408* (Mann-Whitney U-test) |