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Table 3 Comparison of therapeutic factors, examination data, and score values between the survivor and mortality groups

From: Combination of dirty mass volume and APACHE II score predicts mortality in patients with colorectal perforation

 

Survivors

Mortality

p value

(n=45)

(n=13)

 

Procedure

 Hartmann’s procedure

30

12

 

 Colectomy and PA

11

1

 

 Stoma creation

4

0

0.179

Length of operation

118 (54-182)

106 (72-152)

0.837

Blood loss

60 (10-1500)

59 (10-324)

0.747

Transfusion

20

5

0.948

Ventilator use

16

10

0.020*

PMX-DHP use

15

7

0.309

IVIG use

12

7

0.133

Thrombomodulin use

18

10

0.042*

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.1 ± 2.5

12.5 ± 2.8

0.608

WBC (/μl)

8660 (660-27940)

6100 (1240-15940)

0.531

Platelet (×103/μl)

249 ± 120

219 ± 100

0.439

CRP (mg/dl)

12.3 ±11.8

6.4 ± 8.3

0.156

Albumin (mg/dl)

3.3 ± 0.7

3.0 ± 0.6

0.167

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.5 ± 1.6

2.4 ± 2.2

0.060

Dirty mass volume (cm3)

54 ± 100

234 ± 211

0.004**

DIC score

1 (0-6)

3 (0-8)

0.007**

APACHE II score

11 (3-22)

18 (8-30)

0.001**

SOFA score

2 (0-6)

5 (0-12)

0.002**

POSSUM score

44 (29-64)

53 (34-74)

0.030*

  1. Data are expressed as the median (range), mean ± standard deviation
  2. PA primary anastomosis, PMX-DHP polymyxin B-immobilized fiber direct hemoperfusion, IVIG intravenous immunoglobulin, WBC white blood cells, CRP C-reactive protein, DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation, APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, POSSUM physiological and operative severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01