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Table 2 Characteristics of group I and group II

From: Intra-abdominal hypertension in patients with sellar region tumors

 

Whole group

Group I (no IAH)

Group II (IAH)

p Value (significance of difference between groups I and II)

Number (patients)

41

13

28

 

Sex (male/female)

19:22

8:5

11:17

0.2

Age (mean ± SD)

48.3 ± 15

46.3 ± 17.7

49.3 ± 13.8

0.8

APACHE-II (mean ± SD)

13 ± 5.6

9.1 ± 6.1

14.9 ± 4.4

0.0004*

SOFA score (mean ± SD)

2.5 ± 1.8

1.9 ± 2.3

2.7 ± 1.6

0.2

Neurosurgical pathology (patients)

    

   Pituitary adenoma

18

6

12

0.8

   Craniopharyngioma

11

1

10

0.06

   Sellar region meningioma

8

3

5

0.7

   III ventricular glioma

3

2

1

0.2

   III ventricular ganglioma

1

1

0

0.1

Admission value of IAP

(mmHg, mean ± SD)

9.2 ± 4.0

6.5 ± 3.1

10.6 ± 3.9

0.003*

Mean value of IAP mmHg

(mean ± SD)

9.3 ± 3.1

6.4 ± 2.0

10.7 ± 2.5

0.000003*

Maximal value of IAP

(mmHg, mean ± SD)

15.2 ± 6.2

8.9 ± 2.3

18.6 ± 5.6

0.002*

Minimal value of APP

(mmHg, mean ± SD)

79.0 ± 9.0

86.5 ± 5.8

75.6 ± 8.2

0.0001*

Risk factors for IAH (patients (%))

    

   Positive fluid balance

7 (17.1)

1 (7.7)

6 (21.4)

0.3

   Acidosis

2 (4.9

0 (0)

2 (7.1)

0.3

   Hypothermia

4 (9.8)

1 (7.7)

3 (10.7)

0.7

   Coagulopathy

6 (14.6)

1 (7.7)

5 (17.9)

0.4

   MOD

26 (63.4)

3 (23.1)

23 (82)

0.0003*

   MV

24 (58.5)

6 (46.2)

18 (64.3)

0.3

   Ileus

34 (82.9)

6 (46.2)

28 (100)

0.0001*

Type of ileus (patients (%))

    

   Impaired gastric emptying

-

-

-

 

   Impaired intestinal and colonic emptying

21 (51.2)

4 (30.8)

17 (60.7)

0.07

   Combined form

13 (31.7)

2 (15.4)

11 (39.3)

0.1

Onset time of ileus

(postoperative day)

2.3 ± 1.4

1.7 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 1.5

0.17

   Duration of ileus (days)

10.6 ± 7.6

4.3 ± 1.0

11.9 ± 7.7

0.01*

Risk factors of ileus (patients (%))

    

   DD

33 (80.5)

6 (46.2)

27 (96.4)

0.0002*

Independent risk factors

(patients (%))

    

   Narcotics

2 (4.9)

0 (0)

2 (7.1)

0.3

   Sympathomimetics

7 (17.1)

5 (38.5)

2 (7.1)

0.01*

   Positive fluid balance

7 (17.1)

1 (7.7)

6 (21.4)

0.3

   Sepsis

8 (19.5)

0 (0)

8 (28.6)

0.03*

   Hypokalemia, hypomagnesaemia

28 (68.3)

8 (61.5)

20 (71.4)

0.5

LOS (days, mean ± SD)

18.5 ± 22.8

6.5 ± 4.6

24.1 ± 25.7

0.02*

Outcome (patients (%))

    

   Favorable outcome GOS 4

26 (63.4)

11 (85)

15 (54)

0.06

   Unfavorable outcome

15 (36.6)

2 (15)

13 (46)

0.06

   GOS 2,3

4 (9.8)

0 (0)

4 (14)

 

   GOS 1

11 (26.8)

2 (15)

9 (32)

 
  1. *Significant difference. IAH, intra-abdominal hypertension; SD, standard deviation; APACHE-II, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, and SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment, scores on ICU admission; IAP, intra-abdominal pressure; APP, abdominal perfusion pressure; MOD, multiple organ dysfunction; MV, mechanical ventilation; GOS, Glasgow Outcome Scale; LOS, length of stay.