Role of clinical data and multidetector computed tomography findings in acute superior mesenteric artery embolism

Table 5 Comparison of multidetector computed tomography signs in death and survival groups

	Survival group (n = 44)	Death group (n = 9)	P value
Embolus involvement length (%)			0.311
≤ 20 mm	12 (27.27)	1 (11.11)
20-50 mm	10 (22.73)	1 (11.11)
≥ 50 mm	22 (50.00)	7 (77.78)
Embolus region (%)			0.212
I	4 (9.09)	1 (11.11)
II	1 (2.27)	0 (0)
III	2 (4.55)	0 (0)
IV	8 (18.18)	0 (0)
I + II	1 (2.27)	1 (11.11)
III + IV	17 (38.64)	2 (22.22)
I + II + III	1 (2.27)	0 (0)
II + III + IV	6 (13.64)	1 (11.11)
I + II + III + IV	4 (9.09)	4 (44.44)
Decreased intestinal wall enhancement (%)			0.004
No	23 (52.27)	0 (0)
Yes	21 (47.73)	9 (100)
Intestinal wall thinning (%)			0.002
No	30 (68.18)	1 (11.11)
Yes	14 (31.82)	8 (88.89)
Intestinal wall thickening (%)			0.178
No	34 (77.27)	5 (55.56)
Yes	10 (22.73)	4 (44.44)
Pneumatosis intestinalis (%)			0.007
No	42 (95.45)	6 (66.67)
Yes	2 (4.55)	3 (33.33)
Infarction of other organs (%)			0.348
No	27 (61.36)	4 (44.44)
Yes	17 (38.64)	5 (55.56)
Mesenteric fat stranding (%)			0.127
No	22 (50)	2 (22.22)
Yes	22 (50)	7 (77.78)