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

Table 3

Preoperative clinical characteristics of IO patients (N = 227) at UGCSH, Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Frequency	%
Presenting symptoms	Abdominal pain	202	89.0
	Abdominal distension	181	79.9
	Vomiting	200	88.1
	Constipation	11	4.8
	Failure to pass flatus/feces	173	76.2
	Diarrhea	10	4.4
	Fever	3	1.3
Preoperative diagnosis	Simple SBO	119	52.4
	Simple LBO	43	18.9
	Gangrenous SBO	26	11.5
	Gangrenous LBO	32	14.1
	Incarcerated hernia	7	3.1
Preoperative care	Antibiotics initiated	180	79.3
	NG tube inserted	123	54.2
	IV fluid resuscitation	227	100
Duration of illness (hours)	>24	151	66.5
	≤24	76	33.5
Comorbidity	Yes	13	5.7
	(i) Cardiovascular disease	2	0.9
	(ii) Lung disease	2	0.9
	(iii) Diabetes mellitus	4	1.7
	(iv) Others	5	2.2
	No	214	94.3
Previous abdominal surgery	Yes	30	13.2
	No	197	86.8

Some variables have possibly multiple responses.