Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction with Feeding Intolerance in Critically Ill Patients: A Study according to Gut Wall Analysis
Table 5
Multivariate analyses of the possible risk factors for the 28-day mortality and failure of nonsurgical treatment.
28-day mortality
Failure of nonsurgical treatment
OR
95% CI
value
OR
95% CI
value
Age (per year)
1.04
1.02–1.13
0.031
0.93
0.65–1.56
0.095
Sex (male)
1.26
0.79–1.54
0.298
1.02
0.84–1.23
0.302
BMI (kg/m2)
18.5–25
1 (reference)
1 (reference)
<18.5
1.16
0.82–1.91
0.247
1.08
0.73–1.48
0.495
>25
0.87
0.53–1.03
0.064
0.96
0.57–1.28
0.251
APACHE II (per point)
1.04
1.01–1.11
0.006
1.05
1.01–1.23
0.029
SOFA (per point)
1.06
1.02–1.17
<0.001
1.08
1.03–1.14
<0.001
Mechanically ventilated
1.53
1.24–2.06
0.026
1.25
0.93–1.92
0.060
Receiving vasoactive drugs
2.14
1.55–2.76
0.018
1.09
0.89–1.58
0.081
Receiving IV opioid
0.96
0.46–1.25
0.213
0.83
0.33–3.48
0.607
Acute gut wall thickening (edema)
1.14
1.03–1.29
0.047
1.51
1.27–1.69
<0.001
Receiving pharmacologic paralysis
1.02
0.83–2.31
0.365
0.99
0.72–2.27
0.212
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
