Table 4 Cause of death in adults undergoing decompressive laparotomy
Organ failure | 41 |
 ▪ Multiple organ failure | 30 |
 ▪ Intestinal ischemia and/or necrosis | 7 |
 ▪ Respiratory failure | 3 |
 ▪ Cardiac failure | 1 |
Other causes | 5 |
 ▪ Hemorrhagic shock | 2 |
 ▪ Septic shock | 2 |
 ▪ Severe head injury | 1 |
Not reported | 77 |