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ArticleEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2025

A novel scoring system for better management of small bowel obstruction.

Qi-Hong Zhong, Can-Hong Zhan, Wei-Xuan Xu, Yong Cai, Shuai Chen, Hui Wang, Peng-Sheng Tu, Xian-Qiang Chen, Jun-Rong Zhang, Ping Hou

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Qi-Hong ZhongDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Can-Hong ZhanDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Wei-Xuan XuDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Yong CaiDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Shuai ChenDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Hui WangDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Peng-Sheng TuDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Xian-Qiang ChenDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Jun-Rong ZhangDepartment of General Surgery (Emergency Surgery), Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No. 29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China. junrongzhang@fjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1191-7274
Ping HouInstitute of Immunotherapy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian Province, China. houping@fjmu.edu.cn.

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Joint Funds for the innovation of science and Technology, Fujian Province No. 2018Y9054The Construction Project of Fujian Province Minimally Invasive Medical Center No. [2021]76Young and Middle-Aged Talents Backbone Program of Fujian Province No. 2020GGA034
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purposeDue to the lack of a comprehensive evaluation of the prognosis of small bowel obstruction (SBO), recent clinical strategies have remained subjective and controversial. The recognition of pretreatment risk factors and tailored treatment could improve SBO outcomes.

methodsA series of posttreatment laboratory tests were integrated into a two-step clustering (TSC) analysis. The TSC outcome was determined according to different predictor importance (PI). A risk score (RS) system for the TSC outcome model was constructed by multivariable analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the area under the curve (AUC) were calculated to assess prediction accuracy.

resultsOf the 355 patients, 66 (18.6%) were sorted into the better prognosis group (BPG), 149 (42.0%) were sorted into the poor prognosis group (PPG), and 140 (39.4%) were sorted into the severe prognosis group (SPG) by TSC analysis. For the TSC outcome, four variables with higher PI were identified, namely, Ca (PI = 1), albumin (PI = 0.62), WBC count (PI = 0.5) and NE% (PI = 0.45). Compared with the SPG, the BPG presented better outcomes after surgery events. The TSC outcome model was efficient in distinguishing the duration of bowel function recovery and hospital stay by Kaplan‒Meier curves. Via multivariate analysis, a RS consisting of four risk factors, namely, constipation duration (OR = 1.002), APTT (OR = 0.923), PT (OR = 1.449) and PCT (OR = 1.540), was identified. The AUC of the RS on the TSC outcome model was 0.719 (95% CI, 0.635-0.804).

conclusionA novel TSC outcome model and RS system was constructed to comprehensively reflect the tailored treatment, surgical events and posttreatment recovery for SBO patients.

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Intestinal ObstructionIntestine, SmallAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsROC CurveSeverity of Illness IndexOutcomesPredictive modelRisk scoresSmall bowel obstructionTwo-step cluster

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