Table 2 Primary indications for surgery and index surgical procedures
Normal-weight | Obese | |
|---|---|---|
(N = 306) | (N = 194) | |
Primary indications | ||
Perforated viscus | 136 (44.5) | 84 (43.6) |
Mesenteric ischemia | 53 (17.4) | 43 (22.1) |
Bowel obstruction | 79 (26.7) | 40 (20.5) |
Hemorrhage | 28 (9.1) | 12 (6.3) |
Miscellaneous | 10 (3.3) | 15 (7.7) |
Index procedures | ||
Closure of viscus organ | 61 (20.6) | 22 (11.2) |
Right colectomy including subtotal resection | 34 (11.2) | 31 (16.1) |
Multivisceral procedures | 40 (13.5) | 21 (10.9) |
Small bowel resection | 43 (14.5) | 20 (10.4) |
Laparotomy with extensive adhesiolysis | 45 (15.2) | 19 (9.9) |
Hartmann`s procedure | 25 (8.4) | 22 (11.5) |
Surgery for complicated cholecystitis | 12 (4.1) | 19 (9.9) |
Hemostasis | 15 (5.1) | 7 (3.6) |
Laparotomy only | 8 (2.7) | 10 (5.2) |
Colectomy unspecified | 6 (2.0) | 6 (3.1) |
Miscellaneous | 16 (5.3) | 18 (9.3) |
Initial access to abdomen | ||
Laparoscopy | 77 (25.2) | 60 (30.9) |
Laparotomy | 229 (75.0) | 134 (69.1) |
Conversion | 34 (44.2) | 27 (45.0) |