ArticleAnnals of coloproctology2020
Factors Predicting the Need for Early Surgical Intervention for Small Bowel Obstruction.
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- Postoperative morbidity following surgery for mechanical adhesive small bowel obstruction: prevalence, risk factors and clinical outcomes.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical features of failure of conservative management in adult patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Prediction and Risk Evaluation for Surgical Intervention in Small Bowel ObstructionJournal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Chronic Comorbidities and Failure of Non-Operative Management in Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: Results of Analysis of National Inpatient Data from the United States.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Preventable diagnostic errors of lower gastrointestinal perforation: a secondary analysis of a large-scale multicenter retrospective study.International journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Development of a predictive model for the need for early surgery in patients with adhesive small-bowel obstruction.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Clinical and Radiological Factors Associated with Nonoperative Management Failure for Small Bowel Obstruction: A Retrospective Study from a Resource-Limited Setting.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2024Article
- Predictive factors for operative intervention and ideal length of non-operative trial in adhesive small bowel obstruction.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeSmall bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common disease that requires hospitalization. The most common cause of SBO is postoperative adhesion. Delayed timing of operations in patients who need surgical intervention results in mortality or morbidity. A number of studies on SBO have established criteria for emergency surgery. However, few objective clinical parameters are available for screening patients who need a delayed operation. Therefore, we analyzed factors that affect the clinical course of SBO to select appropriate therapeutic plans for reducing the risk of complications in these patients.
methodsWe investigated the clinical characteristics of patients admitted to the surgery department of our hospital between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, who were diagnosed with SBO. Patients were divided into an operative treatment group (n = 12) and a conservative treatment group (n = 96). We compared clinical characteristics between the 2 groups.
resultsThe operative treatment group underwent more operations before SBO than the conservative treatment group (P = 0.007). Initial leukocyte counts (P = 0.004) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels (P = 0.028) were elevated in the operative group. Body mass index (BMI) was lower in the operative group (P = 0.013).
conclusionThe number of operations before SBO, leukocyte counts, CRP levels, and BMI were useful parameters for selecting patients who needed an urgent operation for SBO.
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