203344

Predictors of Management Outcomes in Pathological Small Bowel Surgical Emergencies: A Prospective Study in a Busy Emergency Unit

Article

Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Abstract Background: The management of pathological small bowel disorders in the emergency department is challenging, and is linked to higher morbidity and mortality rates. Aim of Study: The aim of this study was to identify the main factors that could help predict the management outcomes in pathological small bowel surgical emergencies (PSBSEs). Patients and Methods: All patients presenting with PSBSEs to the Emergency Unit over a 6-months period were prospec-tively studied. Data about patient-related, assessment-related, pathology-related, and management-related variables; 90-day morbidity; as well as mortality were all recorded. Univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to identify the predictors of management outcomes in PSBSEs. Results: Our study included 107 patients. The most fre-quently encountered PSBSEs were obstruction and/or stran-gulation (64 cases, 59.8%). Management was operative in 88 cases (82.2%). Overall, 30 cases (28%) developed morbidity, and 7 cases (6.5%) died. In univariate analysis, 14 different factors were associated with a significantly increased risk of morbidity; whereas in multivariate analysis, only 5 factors were found to be significant predictors of 90-day morbidity. The highest odds of morbidity were associated with re-operation [Odds Ratio (OR)=11.2, 95% CI=6.7-18.3, p=0.001] and hemodynamic status [OR=9.7, 95% CI=2.8-21.5, p=0.001]. Conclusion: Constant abdominal pain at presentation, hemodynamic instability, midline surgical incision, operative time >!2 hours, and re-operation were all associated with a significantly increased risk of 90-day morbidity in patients with PSBSEs.

DOI

10.21608/mjcu.2021.203344

Keywords

predictors, outcomes, Pathological small bowel emergencies

Authors

First Name

AHMED M. HASSAN, M.D.;

Last Name

AHMED NABIL, M.D.

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

-

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

M.R.C.S. (Eng); SAMUEL NEMR, M.Sc.;

Last Name

HESHAM AMER, M.D.

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

-

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

AYMAN

Last Name

M.A. OSMAN, M.D., M.R.C.S. (Eng)

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

The Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

89

Article Issue

September

Related Issue

22431

Issue Date

2021-09-01

Receive Date

2021-06-05

Publish Date

2021-09-01

Page Start

2,057

Page End

2,067

Print ISSN

0045-3803

Online ISSN

2536-9806

Link

https://mjcu.journals.ekb.eg/article_203344.html

Detail API

https://mjcu.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=203344

Order

82

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Medical Journal of Cairo University

Publication Link

https://mjcu.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Predictors of Management Outcomes in Pathological Small Bowel Surgical Emergencies: A Prospective Study in a Busy Emergency Unit

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023