Research Article
A Fast and Reliable Method to Interpret Short-Term Mortality in Perforated Peptic Ulcer: Red Cell Distribution Width is Sensitive and Specific
Table 1
Summary of the demographic and clinical characteristics of the study group.
| | Parameter | Study group (IQR) |
| | Age (years) | 40 ± 17.89 (range 18–93) | | Sex (female/male) | 14/158 (8% vs. 92%) | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.83 (IQR: 0.69–1.04) | | WBC (103/mm3) | 13.21 (IQR: 10.65–17.54) | | RDW (%) | 13.3 (IQR: 12.80–14.30) | | Total protein (g/dL) | 6.98 (IQR: 6.50–7.41) | | Albumin (g/dL) | 4.15 (IQR: 3.48–4.40) | | Perforation diameter (mm) | 5 (IQR: 5.00–10.00) | | Hospital stay (days) | 5 (IQR: 5.00–7.00) |
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Data are presented as median value (interquartile range). IQR, interquartile range.
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