A Modern Cohort of Duodenal Obstruction Patients: Predictors of Delayed Transition to Full Enteral Nutrition

Table 4

Perioperative complications*.

Complication	(%)	Time period; 1998–2005; ()	Time period; 2006–2012; ()
Small bowel obstructions	6 (7%)	3	3
Anastomotic leaks	4 (5%)	4	0
Anastomotic stricture	2 (2%)	2	0
Incisional hernia	1 (1%)	1	0
Total	13 (15%)	10 (24%)	3 (7%)

*Based on a total of 86 patients (one patient was excluded due to early death at 2 days). ^†Statistically significant lower complication rate since 2006 (, Fisher’s exact test).