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Table 4 Operative and postoperative outcomes of IC patients undergoing emergency open colectomy due to aorta surgery-related IC (AS-IC group) vs. other etiologies (Other-IC group)

From: Predictors of mortality following emergency open colectomy for ischemic colitis: a single-center experience

Variables

AS-IC group (n = 34)

Other-IC group (n = 60)

p value

Adjusted p value#

Operative time, min [mean (SD)]

147.67 (47.68)

153.82 (59.71)

0.632

0.754

Estimated blood loss, mL [median (range)]

450 (100–890)

460 (40–1000)

0.178

0.102

Transfused patients [n (%)]

19 (55.9)

31 (51.7)

0.830

0.352

Postoperative MOF [n (%)]

19 (55.9)

37 (61.7)

0.664

0.292

Postoperative kidney failure [n (%)]

20 (58.1)

31 (51.7)

0.526

0.382

Postoperative liver failure [n (%)]

1 (2.9)

4 (6.7)

0.650

0.998

Postoperative heart attack [n (%)]

4 (11.8)

4 (6.7)

0.454

0.358

Postoperative metabolic acidosis [n (%)]

0

1 (1.7)

1

0.997

Postoperative respiratory failure [n (%)]

7 (20.6)

7 (11.7)

0.366

0.419

Postoperative low output syndrome [n (%)]

1 (2.9)

4 (6.7)

0.650

0.440

Postoperative complications (Clavien–Dindo Classification) [n (%)]

  

1

0.307

 III/IV

10 (29.4)

18 (30)

  

 V

24 (70.6)

42 (70)

  

Patients in ICU [n (%)]

34 (100)

60 (100)

1

NA

Duration of ICU stay, days [mean (SD)]

19.06 (21.23)

11.92 (13.93)

0.085

0.003 [adjusted mean difference 12.09 (3.98)]

Hospital stay, days [mean (SD)]

22.20 (23.31)

16.03 (19.16)

0.169

0.016 [adjusted mean difference 12.14 (4.96)]

Postoperative mortality at 90 days [n (%)]

24 (70.6)

42 (70)

1

0.428

Survival at 1 year [n (%)]

9 (90)

17 (89.5)

1

0.999

Disposition* [n (%)]

  

0.895

0.790

Home

4 (40)

7 (38.9)

  

Rehabilitation hospital/elderly house

6 (60)

11 (61.1)

  

Restoration of intestinal continuity at 1 year after surgery** [n (%)]

2 (22.2)

10 (58.8)

0.110

0.05

Mortality after restoration of intestinal continuity at 1 year after surgery [n (%)]

0

0

NA

NA

  1. MOF multi-organ failure, ICU intensive care unit
  2. *n = 28
  3. **n = 26
  4. #Model adjusted on demographic and clinical variables significantly different between AS-IC and Other-IC groups: hypertension, localization of ischemia, type of colonic resection, and use of open abdomen