Prevalence and predictors of intra-abdominal hypertension and compartment syndrome in surgical patients in critical care units at Kenyatta National Hospital

Table 3 Factors associated with development of IAH when maximal IAP is considered

Variable	IAH		P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
Variable	Yes	No	P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
Gender
Male	54 (68.4)	25 (31.6)	0.231	1.0 (0.2–4.5)	0.954
Female	27 (79.4)	7 (20.6)
Age in years	38.3 (13.3)	34.4 (11.2)	0.150	1.05 (1.00–1.12)	0.076
^aAmount of IV fluids over 24 h in ML	3861.4 (1435.0)	2995.3 (1176.1)	0.003	1.00 (1.00–1.001)	0.025
Number of pints of blood transfused over 24 h	1.4 (1.7)	0.5 (1.2)	0.10	0.96 (0.57–1.62)	0.881
Fluid balance over 24 h	1914.3 (1443.0)	1153.1 (979.5)	0.007	1.00 (1.00–1.001)	0.797
Peak airway pressure 24 h	27.2 (1.9)	17.5 (1.7)	0.135	1.2 (0.9–1.7)	0.253
Ventilation mode(%)
Bipap	4(26.0)	1(33.0)	0.139	1.03(0.6–1.59)	0.308
Cpap	22(73.8)	2(6.0)	0.241	1.1(0.97–1.20)	0.151
SIMV	44(55.2)	27(30.7)	0.444	1.0(0.78–2.24)	0.607
Base excess	−2.9 (7.1)	−1.3 (3.1)	0.226	1.1 (1.0–1.3)	0.183
WBC	11.9 (7.6)	11.5 (14.2)	0.843	1.01 (0.95–1.06)
^bHb	10.0 (3.1)	12.1 (2.0)	0.001	0.60 (0.41–0.87)
Platelets	331.6 (125.1)	291.4 (93.3)	0.108	1.01 (1.00–1.02)

Categorical data analysed using Chi square and continuous data ‘Mann Whitney U’ test and student ‘t’ test. P value <0.05
^aThe amount of iv fluids given over 24 h
^bHaemoglobin level in gram per decilitre

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