Abstract

AGUILAR VALDES, Julio; MAURANT MALLO, Eladio; MAZORRA ROMERO, Alcides  and  GARCIA CABALLERO, Oilda. Morbidity for occlusive syndrome of the small bowel. AMC [online]. 2001, vol.5, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

A study of morbility for Oclusive Syndrome of the Small Bowel was performed in " Manuel Ascunce Domenech" Provincial Hospital, with involves entity relationships with variables such as: sex, etiological factors properatory management, surgical interventions most widely used, et. The universe composed of 140 patients admitted in our hospital with the diagnosis of mechanical occlusion of the small bowel, during the period from may, 1994 to may 1996. Data were collected througha survey, checking clinica records of admitted patients, analyzing variables suchas sex, age, evolution time of the disease, surgical history symptoms, preoperatory dehydration status, tec. Data were processed in a compatible I.B.M computer using microstat statistic system. The series was composed of 140 patients, prevailing the masculine sex among the ages 60 and 74 years of disease evolution, during more than 24 hours, patients were clasisfied according tho their preoperatory dehydration status Operatory bridleand crural hernias were the most frequent causes of occlusion found. Among the most importany occlusions, higher incidence of intestinal occlusions occur in patients subjected to interventions in the inferior hemiabdomen. The great mayority of patients attend to consultation with an evolution time of more than 24 hours and with less repercussio on the preoperatory hydration status.

Keywords : INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION [epidemiology]; SMALL BOWEL.

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