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Table 2 Surgical procedure between internal and external intestinal plications

From: Comparative short-term and long-term outcomes between internal and external intestinal plication in the management of small bowel obstruction

 

Internal intestinal plication (n = 9)

External intestinal plication (n = 11)

p

Emergent surgery (n, %)

3 (33.3 %)

4 (36.4 %)

0.99

Duration of surgery (min)

240.0 (83.0)

310.0 (115.0)

0.33

Intra-op bleeding (ml)

200.0 (100.0)

300.0 (600.0)

0.11

Intra-op transfusion (n, %)

0

1 (9.1 %)

0.99

Bowel resection (n, %)

6 (66.6 %)

5 (45.5 %)

0.41

Bowel resection (cm)

20.5 (32.5)

0 (13.5)

0.51