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Table 2 Clinical outcomes according to intra-abdominal hypertension

From: The duration of intra-abdominal hypertension strongly predicts outcomes for the critically ill surgical patients: a prospective observational study

Variable

IAH (n = 42)

Non-IAH (n = 4)

P-value

Mortality

   

 30-Day mortality

5 (11.9)

0

>0.99

 60-Day mortality

13 (31.0)

0

0.313

Length of ICU Stay (days)

17.3 ± 13.2

2.5 ± 2.4

0.002

Length of hospital Stay (days)

42.6 ± 27.6

16.0 ± 2.4

0.003

Mechanical ventilation

38 (90.5)

1 (25.0)

0.009

Duration of ventilatory support (days)

13.1 ± 13.0

1.0 ± 2.0

0.007

Renal replacement therapy1

15 (37.5)

0

0.282

Duration of RRT1 (days)

6.5 ± 10.9

0

0.239

Vasopressor treatment

36 (85.7)

3 (75.0)

0.496

Inotropic treatment

13 (31.0)

0

0.313

Initiation of enteral feeding2 (days)

8.9 ± 7.5

2.3 ± 1.9

0.019

  1. 1Two patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis were excluded from the IAH group
  2. 2Two patients in the IAH group (who did not try enteral feeding) were excluded