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Table 6 Characteristics in the unfavorable outcome and hospital mortality group

From: Factors associated with unfavorable outcomes in patients with acute abdominal pain visiting the emergency department

 

Survived

(n = 71)

Dead

(n = 4)

Total

(n = 75)

p-value

Shock

8 (11.3)

4 (100)

12 (16)

 < 0.001

Type of shock

 • Septic

4 (50)

3 (75)

7 (58.3)

0.576

 • Hypovolemic

5 (62.5)

1 (25)

6 (50)

0.545

 • Cardiogenic

1 (12.5)

0 (0)

1 (8.3)

1.000

Place of shock

   

0.632

 ED

6 (75)

2 (50)

8 (66.7)

 

 Ward

1 (12.5)

1 (25)

2 (16.7)

 

 ICU

0 (0)

1 (25)

1 (8.3)

 

 EDOU

1 (12.5)

0 (0)

1 (8.3)

 

Invasive procedure performed

 • CVC insertion

7 (58.3)

4 (100)

11 (68.8)

0.245

 • Mechanical ventilation

2 (16.7)

4 (100)

6 (37.5)

0.008

Emergency surgery

64 (90.1)

1 (25)

65 (86.7)

0.007

 • Exploratory laparotomy

18 (25.3)

1 (25)

19 (25.3)

 

 • Appendectomy

38 (58.3)

0

38 (58.3)

 

 • Laparoscopy

5 (7.7)

0

5 (7.7)

 

 • Cholecystectomy

3 (4.6)

0

3 (4.6)

 

Postoperative complication

5 (7)

1 (25)

6 (8)

0.289

In-hospital cardiac arrest

0 (0)

2 (50)

2 (2.7)

0.002

  1. Data are presented as n (%)
  2. ED emergency department, ICU intensive care unit, EDOU emergency department observation unit, CVC, central venous catheter