Predicting the outcome of closed-loop small bowel obstruction by preoperative characteristics

Table 5 Blood and laboratory results in the three study groups

Laboratory results at presentation	Overall, median (range)	Viable bowel, median (range)	Reversible ischemia, median (range)	Irreversible ischemia, median (range)	P value
Haematocrit, L/L	0.43 (0.31-0.59)	0.43 (0.37-0.52)	0.44 (0.34-0.59)	0.42 (0.31-0.53)	0.34
Thrombocytes × 109/L	263.00 (145.00-687.00)	280.50 (161.00-687.00)	266.00 (145.00-650.00)	235.50 (148.00-511.00)	0.20
WBCs × 109/L	11.80 (4.0-27.2)	12.40 (4.80-21.30)	11.55 (4.00-25.00)	12.00 (5.50-27.20)	0.33
CRP, mg/L	6.00 (1.00-630.00)	6.00 (1.00-216.00)	5.50 (1.00-630.00)	5.00 (1.00-434.00)	0.84
Creatinine, μmol/L	80.00 (38.00-785.00)	81.00 (53.00-141.00)	80.00 (38.00-785.00)	81.00 (45.00-258.00)	0.97
Urea, mmol/L	6.60 (2.30-30.60)	5.95 (2.70-23.10)	6.40 (2.30-30.60)	7.60 (3.00-20.70)	0.33
LDH, U/L	208.00 (109.00-333.00)	184.00 (142.00-309.00)	210.00 (109.00-309.00)	208.00 (151.00-333.00)	0.15
CK, U/L	112.00 (24.00-472.00)	107.50 (30.00-207.00)	127.50 (51.00-472.00)	95.00 (24.00-192.00)	0.47
Albumin, g/L	44.00 (36.00-52.00)	43.00 (36.00-50.00)	44.00 (37.00-52.00)	40.50 (37.00-51.00)	0.10
Glucose, mmol/L	8.00 (5.00-15.60)	7.40 (5.40-12.20)	8.00 (5.00-15.60)	8.20 (5.10-15.00)	0.19

CK: Creatine kinase; CRP: C-reactive protein; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase; WBC: White blood cell.