Letter to the Editor
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2024; 16(5): 1470-1473
Published online May 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i5.1470
Table 1 Patients characteristics
CharacteristicsPopulation
Ischemia
No ischemia
n = 18
n = 6
n = 12
Baseline characteristics
Age (yr)60 [43; 67]59 [54; 60]60 [39; 70]
Male sex16/18 (89%)5/6 (83%)11/12 (92%)
BMI (kg/m2)31.7 [29.8; 35.7]35.3 [32.2; 37.2]30.6 [29.3; 32.1]
CTSI score6 [4; 8]7 [6; 9]6 [4; 8]
SOFA score at ICU admission7 [4; 11]8 [6; 13]7 [4; 10]
Severity at the time of laparotomy
IAP (mmHg)20 [17; 24]20 [18; 22]21 [18; 25]
pH7.26 [7.07; 7.30]7.06 [6.93; 7.24]7.27 [7.19; 7.32]
Lactate (mmol/L)3.6 [2.9; 7.4]10.4 [4.4; 15.0]3.3 [2.8; 3.8]
SOFA10 [9; 12]14 [12; 17]9 [8; 11]
PaO2/FIO2174 [108; 227]122 [108; 174]206 [106; 258]
Norepinephrine dose (µg/kg/min)0.71 [0.42; 0.88]1.04 [0.50; 1.39]0,63 [0.45; 0.72]
Non occlusive mesenteric ischemia
Transmural necrosis6/18 (33%)60
NOMI location
Localised-colon2/6
Diffuse- Ileum/jejunum + colon4/6
Surgical resection4/6
Surgical abstention for futility2/6
Outcome
28-d mortality6/18 (33%)4/6 (66%)2/12 (17%)
1-yr mortality10/18 (56%)4/6 (66%)6/12 (50%)
ICU length of stay (d)24 [8; 45]5 [2; 11]44 [20; 67]
Hospital length of stay (d)40 [10; 58]6 [3; 29]51 [30; 116]