Acute mechanical bowel obstruction: Clinical presentation, etiology, management and outcome

Table 3 Management and outcome of the patients

Value	Small bowelobstructiongroup (n = 114)	Large bowelobstructiongroup (n = 36)	Total studygroup(n = 150)
Operative treatment1	35 (30.7%)	27 (75%)	62 (41.3%)
Nonoperative treatment1	79 (69.3%)	9 (25%)	88 (58.7%)
Time between arrival and operation (h)2	30.2 ± 4.1 (10.0) [range: 2-96]	71.2 ± 3.2 (78.0) [range: 4-164]	48.1 ± 4.2 (26.0) [range: 2-164]
Operation on the 1st day1	22 (19.3%)	7 (19.4%)	29 (19.3%)
Operation on the 2nd day1	4 (3.5%)	2 (5.5%)	6 (4%)
Operation on the 3rd day1	5 (4.3%)	3 (8.3%)	8 (5.3%)
Complication1	4 (3.5%)	2 (5.5%)	6 (4%)
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission1	6 (5.2%)	3 (8.3%)	9 (6%)
ICU length of stay (d)2	6.3 ± 0.5 (2.0) [range: 1-25]	4.0 ± 0.7 (5.0) [range: 2-5]	5.5 ± 2.4 (3.0) [range: 1-25]
Hospital length of stay (d)2	6.0 ± 0.6 (5.0) [range: 2-32]	9.8 ± 1.1 (11.0) [range: 3-20]	6.9 ± 0.3 (6.0) [range: 2-32]
Mortality1	1 (0.8%)	1 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)

¹Values are expressed as number of patients and percentage (parenthesis);

²Values are expressed as mean ± SE and median (parenthesis).