Research Article

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

Table 6

Factors associated with the surgical management outcome of IO at UGCSH, Ethiopia.

VariablesCategoryOutcomeAOR (95% CI)
Fav. (n)Unfav. (n)

Duration of illness≤24 hours74211.35 (1.88–19.54)0.009
>24 hours115361

ComorbidityYes570.05 (0.01–0.33)0.002
No184311

Preoperative diagnosisSimple SBO106131
Simple LBO3670.31 (0.04–2.65)0.286
Gangrenous SBO12140.39 (0.08–1.80)0.225
Gangrenous LBO2840.65 (0.08–5.51)0.692

Intraoperative diagnosisSSV2012.70 (0.06–11.27)0.604
GSV4670.71 (0.02–29.44)0.855
GSBV23150.15 (0.01–4.34)0.270
Adhesion and band2550.04 (0.01–2.05)0.107
Intussusception1750.13 (0.01–1.02)0.051
Tumor and carcinoma440.17 (0.01–7.86)0.364
SSBV4111

Intraoperative procedureUntwisting the volvulus4821
Resection and anastomosis70290.86 (0.06–12.69)0.916
Hartman’s colostomy2025.88 (0.21–16.95)0.301
Adhesiolysis2638.94 (0.19–43.18)0.265
Manual reduction1227.36 (0.16–26.01)0.323

Length of hospital stay≤8 days130153.11 (1.11–8.70)0.030
>8 days59231

Surgical management outcome of intestinal obstruction. Fav., favorable. Unfav., unfavorable. n, count. AOR, adjusted odds ratio. CI, confidence interval. 1, reference level. , value (level of significance).