Conservative treatment of early postoperative small bowel obstruction with obliterative peritonitis

Table 1 Demographic data and clinical features n (%)

	T group (n = 34)	TDS group (n = 36)	P value
Age (yr)	43.9 ± 10.2 (26-64)	45.4 ± 13.2 (20-78)	0.597
Sex ratio (M/F)	24/10	18/18	0.079
Symptoms onset
≤ 1 POW	12 (35.3)	13 (36.1)	0.943
1-2 POW	19 (55.9)	21 (58.3)	0.836
2-3 POW	3 (8.8)	1 (2.8)	0.276
3-4 POW	0	1 (2.8)
Mean POD of symptom onset	9.8 ± 3.4 (5-19)	9.1 ± 3.5 (5-23)	0.412
Symptoms
Nausea and vomiting	32 (94.1)	33 (91.7)	0.691
Abdominal distension	23 (67.6)	20 (55.6)	0.299
Colic pain	0	0
Obstipation	34 (100)	36 (100)
Hyperthermia (> 37.5 °C)1	1 (2.9)	1 (2.6)	0.967
Maximum WBC (× 109/L)	7.0 ± 2.3 (3.7-12.3)	8.0 ± 3.0 (4.8-17.1)	0.148
Neutrophil (%)	71.2 ± 10.4 (48-88)	75.1 ± 8.4 (59-91)	0.084
Nutrition status on admission
Mean BMI (kg/m2)	20.4 ± 2.2 (16.8-26.4)	21.2 ± 2.8 (17.3-28.0)	0.248
Hypoalbuminemia (< 35g/L)	13 (38.2)	8 (22.2)	0.144
Anemia (Hb < 120g/L)	10 (29.4)	4 (11.1)	0.056
Comorbidity	3 (8.8)	4 (11.1)	0.750

¹One due to pneumonia, and one due to epiglottis. POW: Postoperative week; POD: Postoperative day; BMI: Body mass index.