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Table 4 Comparison of postoperative course according to PMI within the survival group

From: Low psoas muscle index is a poor prognostic factor for lower gastrointestinal perforation: a single-center retrospective cohort study

 

Low PMI (n = 21)

High PMI (n = 31)

P-value

DIC scorea

3 (0–6)

2 (0–6)

0.2149

DIC, n (%)

7 (33.33)

8 (25.81)

0.5566

Artificial ventilator, n (%)

8 (38.10)

15 (48.39)

0.4634

Ventilator weaning (days)a

3 (1–9)

3 (1–38)

0.4267

Complications 2/3, n (%)

7 (33.33)

7 (22.58)

0.3910

LOS in ICU (days)a

4 (1–19)

4 (1–18)

0.1791

LOS in hospital (days)a

29 (10–86)

22 (10–58)

0.0257*

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; LOS, length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit
  3. aValues are shown as median (range)