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