Band Adhesions in Relation to Previous Abdominal Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Surgical Adhesions; Intestinal Obstruction; Surgery Induced Tissue Adhesions

• Registration Number: NCT03663023
• Lead Sponsor: Göteborg University

Brief Summary

This study investigates the prevalence of previous abdominal surgery in a cohort of patients operated for bowel obstruction and analyzes the causes of obstruction discovered at surgery.

Detailed Description

Postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions are a common cause of small bowel obstruction. The extent of adhesions has been assigned to the magnitude of previous surgery. In a county hospital, with a catchment population of 120 000 inhabitants, records of operations performed for bowel obstruction over a period of 70 months were retrieved. Codes for bowel obstruction according to an International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) will include: Intestinal adhesion with obstruction, Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction, Intestinal obstruction and Peritoneal adhesions. Amount of adhesions will be calculated in relation to previous surgery.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-10-31
• Study Completion: 2011-10-31
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-06
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-10
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 196

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects operated for bowel obstruction -from January 1st 2006 to October 31st 2011

Surgical codes for bowel obstruction:

• Intestinal adhesion with obstruction
• Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction
• Intestinal obstruction
• Unspecified and Peritoneal adhesions

Surgical procedures identified for bowel obstruction:

• Division of band adhesion
• Adhesiolysis
• Other separation of adhesion during bowel obstruction
• Laparotomy and reposition or detorsion of intestine.

Exclusion Criterias:

-Extra-peritoneal surgery such as inguinal or ventral hernia repair was excluded.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cause of bowel obstruction	70 months	Bowel obstruction; caused by adhesions, malignant disease, inflammation or other causes