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Table 4 Distribution of SAS parameters

From: Surgical Apgar score as a predictor of outcomes in patients following laparotomy at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Frequency

%

SAS (median, IQR)

6

IQR (5–7)

SAS risk categorization

Low risk (8–10)

20

13.2%

Medium (5–7)

99

65.6%

High risk (0–4)

32

21.2

Estimated blood loss in mls (median, IQR)

127

84–127

 ≤ 100

58

38.41

 101–600

69

45.7

 601–1000

12

7.95

 > 1000

12

7.95

Lowest heart rate in beats per minute (median, IQR)

82

70–100

 ≤ 55

6

3.97

 56–65

19

12.58

 66–75

29

19.21

 76–85

34

22.52

 > 85

63

41.72

Lowest mean arterial pressure (median, IQR)

70

63–78

 ≥ 70

78

51.66

 55–69

58

38.41

 40–54

15

9.93