Table 1 Types of intestinal obstruction and its prevalence in Adama hospital medical college, February, 2014
From: Prevalence, causes and management outcome of intestinal obstruction in Adama Hospital, Ethiopia
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Kinds of IO depending on etiology | ||
Mechanical IO | 236 | 97.5 |
Paralytic ileus | 6 | 2.5 |
Total | 242 | 100.0 |
Types of IO depending on bowel involvement | ||
SBO | 155 | 64.0 |
LBO | 87 | 36.0 |
Total | 242 | 100.0 |
Previous history of abdominal operation | ||
No | 211 | 87.1 |
Yes | 33 | 13.6 |
Total | 242 | 100.0 |
Previous history of Adhesion | ||
No | 212 | 87.6 |
Yes | 30 | 12.4 |
Total | 242 | 100.0 |
Previous history of appendectomy | ||
No | 239 | 98.8 |
Yes | 3 | 1.2 |
Total | 242 | 100.0 |