Table 1 Patient characteristics before gastroscopy according to the presence of upper gastrointestinal tract ischemic injury
No lesions N = 93 | Moderate lesions N = 66 | Severe lesions N = 55 | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), med [IQR] | 66 [58–72] | 58 [47–71] | 64 [55–75] | 0.05 |
Women, N (%) | 29 (31) | 15 (23) | 12 (22) | 0.34 |
Peripheral artery disease, N (%) | 13 (14) | 4 (6) | 2 (4) | 0.08 |
Coronaropathy, N (%) | 16 (17) | 9 (14) | 7 (13) | 0.71 |
PPI before CA, N (%) | 29 (31) | 11 (17) | 8 (15) | 0.03 |
Witnessed CA, N (%) | 87 (94) | 59 (89) | 46 (84) | 0.16 |
No flow (min), med [IQR missing: N = 34 | 4 [0–10] | 5 [2–5] | 5 [2–10] | 0.21 |
Low flow (min), med [IQR], missing: N = 3 | 19 [12–30] | 22 [15–30] | 22 [16–35] | 0.10 |
VF/VT, N (%), missing: N = 4 | 47 (50) | 40 (61) | 25 (45) | 0.2 |
Adrenaline (mg), med [IQR] | 1 [0–3] | 2 [1–4] | 3 [1–5] | 0.01 |
Shock (number), med [IQR], missing: N = 4 | 2 [0–4] | 3 [1–4] | 2 [0–5] | 0.31 |
Lactate level at ICU admission (meq/L), med [IQR] | 3.9 [2.1–6.8] | 3.7 [2.4–6.5] | 4.9 [2.2–9.5] | 0.28 |
SAPS-2, mean (SD), missing: N = 27 | 85.0 (± 9.1) | 83.3 (± 9.4) | 86.4 (± 10.6) | 0.28 |
SOFA score†, med [IQR], missing: N = 7 | 11 [9–13] | 11 [9–13] | 11 [9–13] | 0.43 |
Hematocrit† (%), med [IQR] | 39 [35–44] | 43 [37–47] | 42 [37–48] | 0.01 |
Serum bicarbonate† (meq/L), med (IQR) | 18.1 [15.5–21.3] | 19.4 [17.1–22.2] | 18.1 [14–22.2] | 0,09 |
Serum chloride$ (meq/L), med [IQR] | 107 [104–110] | 106 [104–109] | 104 [102–108] | 0.07 |
T° < 34 °C†, N (%) | 46 (49) | 27 (41 | 27 (49) | 0.52 |
PPI during ICU stay, N (%) | 73 (78) | 54 (82) | 42 (76) | 0.77 |
Enteral nutrition, N(%) missing: N = 18 | 38 (47) | 25 (39) | 18 (35) | 0.31 |
Gastrointestinal symptoms, N (%): missing: N = 1 | 16 (17) | 8 (12) | 14 (26) | 0.16 |