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Table 3 Factors associated with management outcome of intestinal obstruction in Adama hospital medical college, February, 2014

From: Prevalence, causes and management outcome of intestinal obstruction in Adama Hospital, Ethiopia

Variables

Management outcomes

COR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

P-value

 

Favorable [N]

Unfavorable [N]

   

Age

 <14 years

52

8

0.287(0.11–0.76)

0.99(0.11–2.13)

0.998

 14–24 years

21

7

0.62(0.21–1.79)

0.59(0.109–3.21)

0.543

 25–34 years

32

12

0.70(0.28–1.74)

0.86(0.23–3.17)

0.828

 35–44 years

27

5

0.34(0.11–1.08)

0.35(0.08–1.48)

0.158

 45–55 years

45

9

0.64(0.242–1.73)

0.28(0.07–1.08)

0.066

 >55 years

28

15

1

1

 

Occupation

 Farmer

64

26

1

1

 

 Merchant

18

7

0.95(0.35–2.56)

1.93(0.56–6.56)

0.291

 House wife

14

13

2.28(0.94–5.52)

3.28(0.97–11.11)

0.056

 Student

18

1

0.14(0.02–1.07)

0.97(1.87–2.61)

0.998

 Governmental employer

23

2

0.21(0.05–0.97)

0.14(0.02–1.09)

0.061

Duration of illness

 ≤24 h

101

18

0.39(0.21–0.74)

0.49(0.25–0.97)

0.014*

 >24h

85

38

1

1

 

Intra-operative finding

 Gangrenous SBV

9

9

1

1

 

 Gangrenous SV

8

10

1.25(0.33–4.63)

1.95(0.34–10.95)

0.447

 Adhesion & bands

28

14

0.50(0.16–1.54)

5.90(0.72–4.80)

0.098

 Viable SBV

29

2

0.07(0.01–0.37)

0.08(0.01–0.95)

0.046*

 Viable SV

34

7

0.21(0.06–0.71)

0.17(0.03–0.88)

0.035*

 Intussusceptions

49

7

0.14(0.04–0.48)

0.49(0.07–3.22)

0.460

 Colonic Cancer

8

4

0.50(0.11–2.27)

0.27(0.04–1.64)

0.157

 Hernia

8

1

0.12(0.01–1.216)

0.12(0.01–1.65)

0.114

 Illiosigmoidal knot

4

1

0.25(0.023–2.69)

1.40(0.04–43.13)

0.844

Intra-operative procedure done

Resection& Anastomosis

   

 Yes

63

35

3.02(1.61–5.69)

3.05(1.04–8.94)

0.041*

 No

109

21

1

1

 

Adhesion release

 Yes

33

9

0.83(0.37–1.86)

0.09(0.01–0.69)

0.020*

 No

139

47

1

1

 

Manual Reduction

 Yes

41

2

0.12(0.02–0.52)

0.15(0.03–0.68)

0.014*

 No

131

54

1

1

 

Hospital stay

 ≤ 7 days

117

3

0.03(0.01–0.11)

0.05(0.01–0.16)

0.001*

 >7 days

69

53

1

1

 
  1. *Significant at p-value<0.05 1 is reference
  2. SBV small bowel volvulus, SV sigmoid volvulus, SBO small bowel obstruction, IO intestinal obstruction