Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of critically ill patients with intra-abdominal pressure assessed using the LiMON

CharacteristicGroup; mean (SD)*p value
Survivors, n = 14Nonsurvivors, n = 16
Sex, female:male8:69:70.96
Age, yr61.00 (17.89)67.38 (15.24)0.35
Type of disease, no.0.98
 Abdominal surgery78
 Severe hemoperitoneum45
 Severe abdominal infection33
SOFA score3.9 (2.4)18.1 (1.3)< 0.001
APACHE II score12.71 (7.65)26.88 (7.42)< 0.001
Length of ICU stay, d3.00 (1.88)11.00 (8.03)< 0.001
  • APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Health Evaluation; ICU = intensive care unit; LiMON = noninvasive liver function monitoring system; SD = standard deviation; SOFA = Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment.

  • * Unless otherwise indicated.