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Surgery for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in a Defined Population: a Cohort Study

Completed
Conditions
Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction
Registration Number
NCT03534596
Lead Sponsor
Uppsala University
Brief Summary

A cohort study of patients operated for adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) during a five-year period

Detailed Description

It is a population-based cohort study of patients operated for adhesive small bowel obstruction during a five-year period (2007-2012) in two Swedish neighboring regions. Patients were identified by a broad search of operation and ICD codes. Preoperative data as age, gender, co-morbidity, previous surgery was registered as well as mechanisms of obstruction and intraoperative data. Short and long-term complications were analyzed. Patients were followed to 31st January 2017 , last medical note or death.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
402
Inclusion Criteria
  • > 18 years old
  • Surgery for adhesive small bowel obstructions during the time period 2007-2011 in Uppsala County and Gävle County, Sweden
Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of surgery for SBO1st January 2007 - 31st December 2011

per 100 000 inhabitants and year

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Long term surgical complications>30 days postoperatively until death or 31st of January, 2017

re-admissions for SBO, re-operations for SBO, hernias and mortality

Relationships between complications and pre- and intraoperative variablesFrom surgery until death or 31st of January, 2017
Short term surgical complicationsFrom surgery until <30 days postoperatively

anastomotic leaks, intraabdominal abscesses, wound dehiscence, wound infection, urinary tract infection, cardiopulmonary events, use of antibiotics, re-operation, ICU-care, death

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