From: A decision rule to aid selection of patients with abdominal sepsis requiring a relaparotomy
Characteristic | Cases | Controls | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 46) | (n = 136) | ||
Median age in yearsa | 68 (57–73) | 70 (57–76) | 0.467 |
Male | 52% | 58% | 0.262 |
ICU admission | 96% | 90% | 0.267 |
Length of ICU stay in daysa | 14 (6–31) | 6 (2–14) | <0.001 |
Length of index hospital stay in daysa | 45 (21–76) | 28 (18–51) | 0.104 |
In-hospital mortality | 30% | 13% | 0.008 |
APACHE-II score on study entrya | 15 (12–16) | 15 (13–18) | 0.341 |