Characteristic | Ongoing infection needing relaparotomy (n = 71) | No ongoing infection, not needing relaparotomy (n = 150) | P-value | ||
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Median age (IQR) | 69 | (57 to 74) | 70 | (57 to 76) | 0.36 |
Male n (%) | 38 | (54%) | 65 | (43%) | 0.16 |
Postoperative peritonitis n (%) | 32 | (45%) | 71 | (47%) | 0.75 |
Generalized peritonitis n (%) | 47 | (66%) | 88 | (59%) | 0.48 |
ICU admission n (%) | 69 | (97%) | 135 | (90%) | 0.061 |
Length of ICU stay | 12 | (7 to 32) | 7 | (4 to 16) | 0.001 |
Length of index hospital stay | 32 | (17 to 74) | 28 | (17 to 49) | 0.28 |
In-hospital mortality n (%) | 26 | (37%) | 23 | (15%) | < 0.001 |