Table 2 Outcomes of the patients in the TPF-FOS and TPF-normal groups.

Mortality, n (%)

5 (13.50)

25 (34.20)

0.021

Duration of hospital stay, days^b

33.00 (23.00, 52.50)

43.00 (25.50, 64.50)

0.142

Duration of ICU stay, days^b

9.00 (4.00, 16.00)

18.00 (11.00, 32.00)

< 0.001

Incidence of IAI, n (%)

11 (29.70)

41 (56.20)

0.009

Duration of fever, days^b

5.00 (0.00, 11.50)

7.50 (4.25, 14.75)

0.016

AGI score^b

2.00 (2.00, 3.50)

3.00 (2.00, 4.00)

0.001

Time to peristaltic recovery, days^b

5.00 (3.00, 9.00)

9.00 (5.00, 16.75)

<0.001

Duration of abdominal pain, days^b

9.00 (5.00, 16.00)

18.00 (8.00, 30.00)

0.002

Ratio of MV, n (%)

24.00 (64.90)

65.00 (89.00)

0.002

Ratio of CRRT, n (%)

17.00 (45.9)

62.00 (84.90)

<0.001

Ratio of vasoactive drugs, n (%)

15.00 (40.50)

51.00 (69.90)

0.003

SOFA score

 Days 7^b

4.00 (2.00, 5.50)

6.00 (3.00, 9.00)

0.001

 Before discharge^b

2.00 (1.00, 8.00)

3.00 (1.00, 12.00)

0.161

WBC count (×10⁹/L)

 Days 7^a

15.91 ± 6.99

19.42 ± 8.44

0.032

 Before discharge^b

9.33 (6.14, 11.17)

9.70 (5.63, 13.92)

0.651

Percentage of neutrophils, %

 Days 7^b

86.40 (82.30, 88.90)

87.80 (82.40, 90.80)

0.371

 Before discharge^b

76.60 (69.95, 82.80)

80.40 (68.70, 86.60)

0.379

C-reactive protein, mg/L

 Days 7^a

128.70 ± 84.42

151.05 ± 61.77

0.149

 Before discharge^b

54.38 (17.32, 127.84)

72.81 (20.46, 128.21)

0.488

PCT, ng/ml

 Days 7^b

0.23 (0.08, 0.92)

1.11 (0.56, 6.28)

<0.001

 Before discharge^b

0.14 (0.04, 0.57)

0.85 (0.20, 4.52)

<0.001