Skip to main content

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of predictors of bowel ischemia

From: Postoperative pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and portal venous gas (PVG) may indicate bowel necrosis: a 52-case study

Variable

95 % CI

P value

Odds ratio

Postoperative detection (yes or no)

0.142–7.05

0.003

1.43

Deterioration in bowel wall enhancement (yes or no)

0.021–64.53

0.951

0.894

Abdominal pain (yes or no)

0.0029–5.00

0.234

0.1309

Peritoneal irritation signs (yes or no)

0.00083–17.14

0.213

0.554

Ascites (yes or no)

0.545–269

0.12

0.123

Linear pneumatosis intestinalis pattern (yes or no)

0.00183–2.79

0.207

0.137

Lactate (≥3 or < 3 mmol/L)

0.0892–14.95

0.68

1.96

C-reactive protein (≥3 or <3 mg/dl)

0.0232–16.62

0.89

0.806

Creatinine (≥1.2 or < 1.2 mg/dl)

0.0127–16.72

0.76

1.87

  1. CI Confidence interval