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Table 1 Characteristics of Patients with Traumatic Small Bowel and Mesentery Injury

From: Factors associated with enteral nutrition tolerance after trauma laparotomy of the small bowel and mesenteric injuries by blunt trauma

 

non-EPSBO

EPSBO

p value

(n = 190)

(n = 67)

Age(years)

55.1 [42.1; 64.1]

55.1 [42.0; 62.0]

 

<65

144 (75.8)

53 (79.1)

0.581

>=65

46 (24.2)

14 (20.9)

 

Sex

   

Male

138 (72.6)

57 (85.1)

0.041

Female

52 (27.4)

10 (14.9)

 

Injury to arrival time(minutes)

180 [60; 266]

180 [60; 240]

 

<180

90 (47.4)

30 (44.8)

0.715

>=180

100 (52.6)

37 (55.2)

 

Glasgow Coma Scale

15 [15; 15]

15 [15; 15]

 

<15

34 (17.9)

13 (19.4)

0.784

=15

156 (82.1)

54 (80.6)

 

BMI

23.6 [21.5; 25.8]

24.2 [22.3; 26.0]

0.861

Hemoglobin(g/dl)

12.6 [10.8; 14.2]

12.3 [10.7; 13.9]

0.638

Base excess(mmol/L)

-3.8 [-7.4; -0.9]

-2.6 [-5.8; -1.0]

0.093

pH

7.4 [7.3; 7.4]

7.4 [7.3; 7.4]

 

<7.35

80 (42.1)

22 (32.8)

0.182

>=7.35

110 (57.9)

45 (67.2)

 

Creatine kinase(IU/L)

292.5 [158.0; 630.0]

242.5 [140.0; 419.0]

0.795

Inotropics or vasopressin use

46 (24.2)

13 (19.4)

0.421

CPR

3 (1.6)

1 (1.5)

1.000

sBP(mmHg)

100 [80; 110]

100 [80; 110]

 

<90

55 (29.0)

18 (26.9)

0.745

>=90

135 (71.0)

49 (73.1)

 

Crystalloid (cc)

2400 [1700; 3500]

3000 [2000; 4000]

0.015

24-hr pRBC (units)

2 [0; 5]

4 [0; 7]

0.022

24-hr FFP (units)

0 [0; 4]

2 [0; 6]

0.022

24-hr PC (units)

0 [0; 0]

0 [0; 8]

0.012

Abdomen AIS

3 [3; 4]

3 [3; 4]

1.000

Small bowel OIS

3 [0; 3]

2 [0; 3]

 

<2

57 (30.0)

32 (47.8)

0.009

>=2

133 (70.0)

35 (52.2)

 

Mesentery OIS

2 [0; 3]

3 [2; 4]

 

<2

80 (42.1)

16 (23.9)

0.008

>=2

110 (57.9)

51 (76.1)

 

Extremity AIS

0 [0; 2]

0 [0; 2]

 

<2

140 (73.7)

45 (67.2)

0.307

>=2

50 (26.3)

22 (32.8)

 

ISS

16 [9; 20]

16 [9; 22]

 

minor 1–8

11 (5.8)

4 (6.0)

0.585

moderate 9–15

77 (40.5)

25 (37.3)

 

serious 16–24

78 (41.1)

25 (37.3)

 

severe 25–49

24 (12.6)

13 (19.4)

 

Post operative drain removal date(days)

7 [5; 9]

8 [7; 10]

 

<7

80 (42.1)

16 (23.9)

0.008

>=7

110 (57.9)

51 (76.1)

 

ICU stay(days)

3 [2; 6]

4 [2; 6]

0.238

  1. Categorical variables are expressed as numbers (%), and continuous variables are presented as medians [first and third quartiles]. pH, percentage of hydrogen ions; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; sBP, systolic blood pressure; AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; OIS, Organ Injury Scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score; ICU, intensive care unit; BMI, body mass index; pRBC, packed red blood cells; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; PC, platelet concentrate