Causes and Management Outcome of Small Intestinal Obstruction in Nekemte Referral Hospital, Nekemte, Ethiopia, 2017
Table 2
Causes and management approaches of patients managed for small bowel obstruction in Nekemte Referral Hospital from January 1, 2014, to December 30, 2016.
Variables
Frequency (N = 211)
Percentage
Type of intestinal obstruction
Dynamic
191
90.5
Adynamic
20
9.5
Preoperative anticipated cause of obstruction
Adhesion
78
37.0
Volvulus
62
29.4
Intussusception
50
23.7
Others (unspecified SBO, ISK, and mesenteric ischemia)
21
10.0
Mode of patient management
Laparotomy
203
96.2
Conservative
8
3.8
If managed by laparotomy, what was the intraoperative finding?
