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Table 1 General patient, peritonitis and post-operative characteristics (n = 130)

From: Health related quality of life six months following surgical treatment for secondary peritonitis – using the EQ-5D questionnaire

Patient Characteristics (n= 130)

 

Percentage

Age; mean (SD)

63 (14)

 

Males; n

70

53

≥1 major comorbidity; n

73

56

Peritonitis Characteristics

  

APACHE – II mean (SD)

15.1 (4.1)

 

Mannheim peritonitis index, mean (SD)

19.9 (7.6)

 

Extent of contamination:

  

   1 or 2 quadrants

49

37

   Diffuse

82

64

Type of contamination:

  

   Clear

8

6

   Turbid

29

22

   Purulent

42

32

Etiology of peritonitis:

  

   Inflammation

6

5

   Perforation

72

55

   Ischemia/necrosis

6

5

   Anastomotic leakage

41

31

   Other

6

5

Hospital-acquired peritonitis patients (peritonitis following earlier elective operation and/or during hospital stay)

69

53

Postoperative Characteristics

  

Pts with ≥1 relaparotomy n

86

66

   Relaparotomies; median (range)

1.0 relaps (1–10)

 

Pts admitted to ICU n

115

88

   Length of ICU stay; median (P25–P75)

9 days (6–21)

 

Patients ventilated n

110

84

   Duration of ventilation; median, (P25–P75)

6 days (3–12)

 

Length of hospital stay median, (P25–P75)§

34 days (19–60)

 

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

7

5.4

Patients readmitted ≥1 at 6 months

74

57

>1 Morbidities during 6-month follow-up*

33

26

Patients with enterostomy at 6 months

73

56

  1. * Information on morbidities missing for one patient (n = 129)
  2. §For two patients the exact hospital stay was unknown, due to transfer to other hospital