Table 1 Summary of the clinical characteristics of patients undergoing emergent colectomy for ischemic colitis (n = 94)
Variables | Whole sample |
|---|---|
Gender (F/M) [n] | 62/32 |
Age, years [mean (SD)] | 67.44 (13.70) |
Age > 75 years [n (%)] | 34 (36.2) |
BMI (kg/m2) [mean (SD)] | 23.25 (4.98) |
BMI > 30 (kg/m2) [n (%)] | 11 (11.7) |
Preoperative leukocytes (109/L) [mean (SD)] | 14.51 (9.69) |
Preoperative hemoglobin (g/L) [mean (SD)] | 10.33 (2.71) |
Preoperative creatinine (mg/dL) [mean (SD)] | 195.55 (142.09) |
Preoperative lactates (mg/dL) [mean (SD)] | 5.4 (4.31) |
Preoperative pH [mean (SD)] | 7.25 (0.15) |
Protrombin ratio (% of normal) [mean (SD)] | 73 (15.36) |
Diabetes [n (%)] | 16 (17) |
Severe coronary disease [n (%)] | 70 (74.5) |
Previous TIA/stroke [n (%)] | 8 (8.5) |
Hypertension [n (%)] | 66 (70.2) |
COPD [n (%)] | 20 (21.3) |
Smoking [n (%)] | 30 (31.9) |
Kidney failure [n (%)] | 24 (25.5) |
Previous carotid surgery [n (%)] | 6 (6.4) |
Previous aortic stenting [n (%)] | 14 (14.9) |
Previous legs vascular surgery [n (%)] | 12 (12.8) |
Previous colectomy [n (%)] | 2 (2.1) |
Comorbidity > 1 [n (%)] | 42 (44.7) |
Cardioasa therapy [n (%)] | 19 (20.2) |
Oral anticoagulant therapy [n (%)] | 24 (25.5) |
Charlson Index [mean (SD)] | 5.41 (2.69) |
ASA Score [n (%)] | |
II | 10 (10.6) |
III | 58 (61.7) |
IV | 26 (27.7) |
Time interval from signs/symptoms onset to surgery [n (%)] | |
< = 12 h | 23 (24.5) |
> 12 h | 71 (75.5) |
Localization of ischemia [n (%)] | |
Left colon | 19 (20.2) |
Right colon | 4 (4.3) |
Transverse | 6 (6.4) |
Right and transverse | 15 (16) |
Entire colon | 50 (53.2) |
Etiology of ischemia [n (%)] | |
Aortic surgery | 34 (36.2) |
Open surgery | 25 |
EVAR | 9 |
Other etiologies | 60 (63.8) |
Presence of colic perforation [n (%)] | 20 (21.3) |
Presence of aneurysmatic rupture [n (%)]a | 21 (61.8) |
Type of colonic resection [n (%)] | |
Hartman’s resection | 19 (20.2) |
Subtotal colectomy with ileo-sigmoid colostomy | 21 (22.3) |
Total colectomy with terminal ileostomy | 50 (53.2) |
Right colectomy with ileo-colonostomy | 4 (4.3) |
Open abdomen needed [n (%)] | 4 (4.3) |
Preoperative vasopressor agents [n (%)] | 60 (63.8) |
Intraoperative vasopressor agents [n (%)] | 74 (78.8) |