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Table 7 Factors related to mortality in univariate analysis

From: Mortality following emergency laparotomy: a Swedish cohort study

Mortality

 

30 days (%)

365 days (%)

p-value

  

Accumulated mortality

 

Gender

Female

14.2

27.0

0.695

 

Male

14.2

26.2

ASA-classification

1

2.8

6.9

 < 0.001

 

2

3.2

9.7

 
 

3

14.9

32.6

 
 

4

44.9

62.2

 
 

5

45.5

63.6

 

Pathology, peritonitis

None

10.7

22.8

 
 

Purulent

16.3

27.9

 
 

Faecal

24.6

43.9

 
 

Other

27.6

37.9

 < 0.001

Comorbidity-any

None

10.2

22.2

 
 

Yes

17.9

30.7

0.020

 Renal failure

None

12.3

24.4

 
 

Yes

27.8

46.7

 < 0.001

 IHD

None

12.3

25.1

 < 0.001

 

Yes

29.8

44.0

 

 COPD

None

13.0

25.9

0.008

 

Yes

29.8

45.6

 

 Heart failure

None

12.4

25.0

 < 0.001

 

Yes

34.9

50.8

 

Cancer diagnosis*

None

13.8

18.1

 < 0.001

 

Yes

15.1

45.9

 

Admitted to ICU at any time

None

7.0

19.5

 < 0.001

 

Yes

37.9

52.1

 
  1. Univariate analysis performed using Chi2-test. ASA American society of anaesthesiologist-classification of comorbidity. “Comorbidity-any” represents one or more of the following: Renal failure, IHD—ischemic heart disease, COPD—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, Diabetes, Obesity and smoker. *Cancer diagnosis of any kind from 3 years before until 1 year after surgery. ICU intensive care unit