Table 1

Patient characteristics and summary of main clinical outcomes in the on-demand and planned-relaparotomy groups [6]

Characteristic

On demand

Planned

APACHE II >20, n (%)^a

16 (14)

19 (17)

Mannheim Peritonitis Index [28], mean (95% CI)^a

27 (23 to 32)

29 (24 to 33)

One or more comorbidity present, n (%)^a

64 (56)

72 (63)

Mortality at 1 year, n (%)^b

32 (29)

41 (36)

Major morbidity in survivors, n (%)^c

32 (40)

32 (44)

^aAt index admission (n = 229); ^bat follow up (n = 225); ^cin surviving patients (n = 152).

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