Table 3

Factors correlated with delayed gastric emptying in critical illness, derived from univariate analyses


P value
r

Age
< 0.01
0.32
Admission APACHE II score
< 0.01
0.27
Fraction of inspiratory oxygen
0.02
0.27
Serum creatinine
0.04
0.17
Length of stay in ICU prior to the study
0.02
0.14

APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ICU, intensive care unit.

Nguyen et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R16   doi:10.1186/cc5685