Comparison of patients that underwent delayed anastomosis managed according to the algorithm versus patients not managed according to the algorithm
| No algorithm | Algorithm | p | |
| n | 19 | 23 | |
| Age (years) | 39 | 43 | 0.45 |
| Comorbidity (%) | 11 | 0 | 0.20 |
| Male (%) | 63 | 74 | 0.52 |
| Injury severity score | 30 | 21 | 0.01 |
| Intra-op PRBCs (units) | 15.6 | 4.1 | <0.001 |
| Admission Shock Index | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.002 |
| Admission BE (mEq/L) | −10.6 | −4.7 | 0.007 |
| Suture line failure (%) | 32 | 4 | 0.03 |
| Colon-related morbidity (%) | 58 | 22 | 0.03 |
| Colon-related mortality (%) | 11 | 0 | 0.20 |
Admission Shock Index, admission systolic blood pressure/admission heart rate.
Abd-AIS , Abdominal Abbreviated Injury Scale; BE, base excess; PRBCs, packed red blood cells.