Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Crit Care Med. May 4, 2017; 6(2): 116-123
Published online May 4, 2017. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v6.i2.116
Table 1 Patient characteristics
Variablen = 51
Age (yr)56 (18-82)
Gender
Female27 (53%)
APACHE II15 (7-23)
ICU LOS (d)4 (1-60)
Operative time (min)413 (65-815)
Primary site
Colon19
Appendix12
Gastric6
Ovarian3
Pseudomyxoma peritoneii6
Mesothelial3
Others2
EBL (mL)1125 (50-6500)
Peritoneal cancer index (intraop)13 (3-35)
Table 2 Postoperative complications n (%)
Complicationn = 51
Acute respiratory failure18 (33)
Postoperative hypovolemia51 (100)
Postoperative hypotension13 (25)
Septic shock7 (13)
Reintubation6 (12)
Acute blood loss anemia18 (33)
Pulmonary embolism4 (8)
Acute renal failure5 (10)
Tracheostomy4 (8)
Dilutional coagulopathy28 (55)
Hypoalbuminemia51 (100)
Arrythmias2 (3)
CLABSI0 (0)
ICU delirium3 (6)
Surgical complications
Anastomotic leaks8 (15)
Anastomotic leaks requiring OR5
Intra abdominal abscess5 (10)
Intra abdominal abscess requiring IR drainage4
Surgical bleeding4 (8)
Deep wound infection4 (8)
Abdominal sepsis: Anastomotic leak, abscess, deep wound infection17 (33)
Bacteremia2 (3)
Postoperative parenteral nutrition9 (18)
Table 3 Subgroup analysis of patients admitted to intensive care unit postoperatively vs admitted to the surgical floor
Variable, n (%)ICU groupNon ICU groupP value
n = 51n =119
Age, mean (SD)56.6 (12.8)54.5 (10.5)0.282
ASA, mean (SD)3.1 (0.6)2.8 (0.5)0.009
ASA, > 3 (%)12 (24)8 (6.7)< 0.001
Intraop PCI, mean (SD)21.5 (8.4)13.7 (8.3)< 0.001
Change in PCI, mean (SD)16.2 (7.1)10.7 (6.1)< 0.001
No. of resected organs: Mean (SD)5.9 (2.2)3.1 (2.1)< 0.001
EBL, mean (SD)1505 (1408)423 (519)< 0.001
Intraop transfusion (%)45 (90)26 (21.7)< 0.001
OR time, min, mean (SD)456 (122)328 (118)< 0.001
Mortality at
30 d (%)2 (4)2 (1.7)0.36
90 d (%)8 (12)6 (5)0.104
Hospital stay, mean (range)18 (5-88)8.6 (3-101)< 0.001
Survival, mo: Median (SE)14 (1.8)33.4 (5.3)< 0.001
Readmission rate to ICU (%)6/51 (12)3/119 (2.5)0.01