Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction with Feeding Intolerance in Critically Ill Patients: A Study according to Gut Wall Analysis
Table 4
Comparison of outcomes.
ACPO-NT ()
ACPO-T ()
ICU mortality, n (%)
1 (2.08)
18 (20.00)
0.003
Hospitalization mortality, n (%)
3 (6.25)
20 (22.22)
0.017
28-day mortality, n (%)
2 (4.16)
16 (17.78)
0.032
ICU stage (day)†
4 (3, 7)
16 (11, 25)
<0.001
Hospitalization (day)†
15.00 (14, 20)
36.00 (23, 46)
<0.001
Complications
IAH, n (%)
22 (45.83)
62 (68.89)
0.008
ACS, n (%)
4 (8.33)
34 (37.78)
<0.001
Sepsis, n (%)
12 (25.00)
58 (64.44)
<0.001
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, n (%)
2 (4.17)
8 (8.89)
0.494
Colonic perforation, n (%)
0 (0.0)
6 (6.67)
0.092
Colonic necrosis, n (%)
0 (0.0)
4 (4.44)
0.298
New organ dysfunction, n (%)
4 (8.33)
36 (40.00)
<0.001
ACPO-NT: acute colonic pseudo-obstruction without obvious thickening of the colonic gut wall; ACPO-T: acute colonic pseudo-obstruction with obvious acute thickening of the colonic gut wall; ICU: intensive care unit; IAH: intra-abdominal hypertension; ACS: abdominal compartment syndrome. Values are expressed as n (%); †values are expressed as median (interquartile range). All values were calculated from the time of grouping.
