Table 1 Patient characteristics stratified by their functional decline status
Characteristic | Functional decline n = 71 | Non–functional decline n = 167 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient variable | |||
 Age, median (IQR) | 83 (78–88) | 75 (71–81) |  < 0.001 |
 Female sex, n (%) | 46 (64.8) | 65 (38.9) |  < 0.001 |
 BMI: median (IQR) | |||
  kg/m2 | 20.8 (18.8–23.5) | 22.2 (19.5–24.5) | 0.028 |
Vital signs, median (IQR) | |||
 Respiratory rate | |||
  /min | 19 (17–24) | 18 (16–20) | 0.105 |
 Heart rate | |||
  /min | 88 (76–107) | 86 (73–97) | 0.086 |
 Systolic blood pressure | |||
  mmHg | 132 (104–151) | 132 (116–155) | 0.252 |
 Body temperature | |||
  ℃ | 36.7 (36.4–37.2) | 36.6 (36.3–37.0) | 0.508 |
 CCI ≥ 4, n, (%) | 62 (87.3) | 92 (55.1) |  < 0.001 |
Diagnosis, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 Cholecystitis | 10 (14.1) | 36 (21.6) |  |
 Strangulated intestinal obstruction | 12 (16.9) | 24 (14.4) |  |
 Bowel perforation | 9 (12.7) | 24 (14.4) |  |
 Appendicitis | 0 (0) | 29 (17.4) |  |
 Complicated hernia | 10 (14.1) | 16 (9.6) |  |
 Malignant obstruction | 5 (7.0) | 13 (7.8) |  |
 Acute mesenteric ischemia | 10 (14.1) | 5 (3.0) |  |
 Adhesive intestinal obstruction | 5 (7.0) | 7 (4.2) |  |
 Gastric/Duodenal perforation | 5 (7.0) | 4 (2.4) |  |
 Others | 5 (7.0) | 9 (5.4) |  |
Outcome | |||
 Hospital LOS, median (IQR) | |||
  days | 23 (14–36) | 11 (2–16) |  < 0.001 |
 Discharge disposition, n (%) |  |  |  < 0.001 |
  Home | 33 (46.5) | 157 (94.0) |  |
  Others | 38 (53.5) | 10 (6.0) |  |