Surgical Management Outcome of Intestinal Obstruction and Its Associated Factors at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

Table 4

Intra- and postoperative clinical characteristics of IO patients (N = 227) at UGCSH, Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Frequency	%
Intraoperative diagnosis	SSV	21	9.3
	GSV	53	23.3
	SSBV	42	18.5
	GSBV	38	16.7
	Incarcerated hernia	6	2.6
	Strangulated hernia	7	3.1
	Adhesion and band	30	13.2
	Intussusception	22	9.7
	Tumor and carcinoma	8	3.5
Intraoperative procedure	Untwisting the volvulus	50	22.0
	Resection and anastomosis	99	43.6
	Hartman’s colostomy	22	9.7
	Herniorrhaphy	13	5.7
	Adhesiolysis and band release	29	12.8
	Manual reduction	14	6.2
Postoperative antibiotics	Not initiated at all	44	19.4
	Initiated ≤5 days after surgery	120	52.9
	Initiated >5 days after surgery	63	27.7
Length of hospital stay (days)	≤8	145	63.9
	>8	82	36.1