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Table 4 Relationship between surgery-related DIC and short-term outcomes

From: Surgery-related disseminated intravascular coagulation predicts postoperative complications

(%) or [IQR]

DIC 24 cases

Non-DIC 76 cases

P-value

SSI

11 (45.8)

16 (21.1)

0.02

Cholangitis

6 (25.0)

8 (10.5)

0.07

Bile leakage

2 (8.3)

9 (11.8)

1.00

Pancreatic Fistula

(16.7)

(5.3)

0.09

Bloodstream infection

5 (20.8)

4 (5.3)

0.03

ICU readmission rate

2 (8.3)

2 (2.6)

0.24

Postoperative bleeding

1 (4.2)

2 (2.6)

0.57

RBC infusion

7 (29.2)

9 (11.8)

0.04

FFP infusion

10 (41.7)

13 (17.1)

0.01

Stay in ICU (days)

2 [0–3]

1 [0–2]

 < 0.01

Hospitalization periods (days)

22 [17–41]

19 [12-31]

0.19

30-day morbidity

23 (95.8)

41 (54.0)

 < 0.01

90-day mortality

0 (0)

2 (2.6)

1.00

  1. DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation, SSI surgical site infection, ICU intensive care unit, RBC Red blood cell, FFP Fresh frozen plasma