Surgical Treatment of Acute Small Bowel Obstruction: Clinical and Laboratory Parameters Associated With Strangulation and Early Mortality After Surgery
Abstract:The aim: The study aimed to evaluate some criteria for preoperative diagnosis of strangulation and significant indicators of the prognosis of short-term outcomes in patients with small bowel obstruction.
Materials and methods: The results of the treatment of 123 patients aged 18–70 years with SBO were evaluated.
Results: All of these patients underwent emergency surgery, and 22 patients (17.9%) have died. It has been shown that four lab parameters (blood leukocytes, lactate, intestinal fatty acid-binding pro… Show more
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