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 |