Table 3 The Pattern and outcomes of Patients with Small bowel volvulus in Debre Tabor Hospital, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2020
Item | Frequency(N) | Proportion(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
SV | Simple SBV | 123 | 83.1 |
Gangrenous SBV | 25 | 16.9 | |
Type of SBV | Primary | 148 | 100 |
Secondary | 0 | 0 | |
Outcome | Improved | 132 | 89.2 |
Morbidity | 8 | 5.4 | |
Leave against medical advice | 2 | 1.4 | |
Mortality | 5 | 3.4 | |
Duration of illness before hospital visits | < 48 h | 100 | 67.6 |
48-72 h | 29 | 19.6 | |
72-96 h | 8 | 5.4 | |
> 96 h | 11 | 7.4 | |
Hospital stay N = 148 | <=7 days | 123 | 83.1 |
> 7 days | 25 | 16.9 | |
Morbidity N = 8 | Wound Infection | 4 | 2.7 |
Anastomosis Leak | 1 | 0.7 | |
Fistula | 1 | 0.7 | |
Paralytic illness | 1 | 0.7 | |
others | 1 | 0.7 |