Table 3.
Surgical procedures
| Intervention (n = 681) |
Control (n = 663) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Type of operation | ||
| ȃPrimary emergency laparotomy | 602 (88.4) | 572 (86.3) |
| ȃReoperation | 79 (11.6) | 91 (13.7) |
| ȃInitial laparoscopy | 45 (6.6) | –* |
| Bowel resections | 239 (35.1) | 239 (36) |
| Colon | 117 (49.0) | 142 (59.4) |
| ȃSmall intestine | 110 (46.0) | 83 (34.7) |
| ȃColon and small intestine | 12 (5.0) | 14 (5.9) |
| ȃMissing | 1 | 0 |
| Anastomoses | 114 of 679 (16.8) | 149 (22.5) |
| Stoma formation | 165 of 679 (24.3) | 169 (25.5) |
| Adhesiolysis | 314 of 678 (46.3) | 299 (45.1) |
| Excision of intra-abdominal organ | ||
| ȃNone | 669 (98.2) | 648 (97.7) |
| ȃPart of/whole stomach | 3 (0.4) | 4 (0.6) |
| ȃSpleen | 5 (0.7) | 5 (0.8) |
| ȃPart of liver | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) |
| ȃUterus and/or ovaries | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.5) |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. *Data not available for controls.