Table 3 Outcomes in patients undergoing laparotomy ant Mulago National Referral Hospital
Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
Occurrence of major complications | ||
No | 114 | 75.5 |
Yes | 37 | 24.5 |
Number of major complications | ||
1–2 major complications | 17 | 11.3 |
3 or more major complications | 20 | 13.2 |
Mortality | ||
Survivors | 135 | 89.4 |
Non-survivors | 16 | 10.6 |
Individual major complications | ||
Pneumonia | 7 | 4.6 |
Post-operative day (median. IQR) | 6 | 4–10 |
Wound dehiscence | 13 | 8.6 |
Post-operative day (median. IQR) | 6 | 5–6 |
Deep or organ-space SSI | 26 | 17.2 |
Post-operative day (median. IQR) | 5 | 5–7 |
Reoperation | 14 | 9.3 |
Post-operative day (median. IQR) | 6 | 6–7 |
Anastomotic leak | 10 | 6.6 |
Post-operative day (median. IQR) | 6 | 5–8 |
Cardiac arrest | 7 | 4.6 |
Post-operative day (median. IQR) | 0.5 | 0–1 |
Acute kidney injury | 4 | 2.6 |
Post-operative day (median. IQR) | 4.5 | 2—6.5 |
Septic shock | 4 | 2.6 |
Intubation | 4 | 2.6 |
Post-operative day (median. IQR) | 5 | 0–10 |
Admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) | ||
Planned Admission to ICU | 14 | 9.3 |
Admitted to ICU | 5 | 35.7 |
Not admitted to ICU | 9 | 64.3 |