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Table 7 Diagnoses of the deceased patients in the unfavorable outcome group

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

No

Profile

Diagnosis

Adverse events/outcome

Surgical procedure

EDLOS

Hospital mortality

1

52 YOM

Liver cirrhosis, AIHA on prednisolone

Acute cholecystitis, secondary peritonitis

Septic shock, CVC insertion, mechanical ventilation, cardiac arrest

No

8 h 33 min

Dead at the ED

2

83 YOM

Ischemic heart disease

Acute cholangitis (gallstone), splenic infarction

Septic shock, CVC insertion, mechanical ventilation

ERCP

5 h 15 min

5 days

3

83 YOF

CKD, COPD

Colitis, diverticular disease

Septic shock, CVC insertion, mechanical ventilation, cardiac arrest

No

6 h 10 min

5 days

4

79 YOM

Ischemic stroke

Ruptured infrarenal AAA

Hypovolemic shock, CVC insertion, mechanical ventilation, post-op complication

Open abdominal aortic repair

1 h 15 min

26 days

  1. EDLOS emergency department length of stay, YOM year-old male, AIHA autoimmune hemolytic anemia, YOF year-old female, CKD chronic kidney disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm, CVC central venous catheter, ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography