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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with NSTIs secondary to gastrointestinal fistula (n = 39)

From: Clinical parameters and outcomes of necrotizing soft tissue infections secondary to gastrointestinal fistulas

Variable

Gender, (Male), n (%)

30 (76.9)

Age (years), mean (SD)

46.9 ± 16.9

BMI (kg/m 2), mean (SD)

20.4 ± 1.9

Co-morbidities, n (%)

7 (17.9)

 Cardiac disefficiency

2 (5.1)

 Renal disefficiency

2 (5.1)

 Diabetes

1 (2.6)

 Hypertension

1 (2.6)

 COPD

1 (2.6)

Admission APACHE score, mean (SD)

11.4 ± 3.7

Shock on admission, n (%)

21 (53.8)

Positive blood cultures, n (%)

17 (43.6)

Cause of fistula, n (%)

 Trauma

25 (64.1)

 Tumor

9 (23.1)

 Other

5 (12.8)

Location of fistula (total number of fistula = 59), n (%)

 Small intestine

23 (39.0)

 Colorectal

18 (30.5)

 Duodenum

7 (11.9)

 Stomach

4 (6.8)

 Pancreas

3 (5.1)

 Other

4 (6.8)

Multiple fistulas, n (%)

16 (41.0)

The flow of fistula (ml/24 h), n (%)

 < 200

1 (2.6)

 200–500

11 (28.2)

 > 500

27 (69.2)

The laboratory data on admission, mean (SD)

 C-reactive protein (CRP) (mg/L)

121.6 ± 74.4

 White blood cell count (109/L)

11.0 ± 3.3

 Platelet count (109/L)

179.3 ± 76.4

 Hemoglobin (g/dl)

105.5 ± 12.7

  1. Data are reported as number of patients (%) or mean ± SD. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease