Table II.
Palliative surgical procedures performed for MBO and outcomes (n=20).
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Surgical procedure performeda, n | 20 |
| Transverse colostomy | 10 |
| Descending colostomy | 1 |
| Ileostomy | 7 |
| Bypass | 7 |
| Time from diagnosis of MBO to surgery, median (range), days | 9 (1–63) |
| Operating time, median (range), minutes | 97 (32–257) |
| Blood loss, median (range), gram | 97 (5–4620) |
| Time to resume diet following surgery, median (range), days | 5 (2–23) |
| Postoperative complicationsa, n (%) | 7 (35) |
| Abscess | 4 |
| Wound infection and dehiscence | 3 |
| Sepsis | 1 |
| Deep venous thrombosis | 1 |
| Short bowel syndrome | 1 |
| Symptoms unrelieved, n (%) | 2 (10) |
| Postoperative mortality within 30 days, n (%) | 1 (5) |
| Duration capable of postoperative oral diet, median (range), days | 100 (0–294) |
| Successful palliation following surgery (>60 days), n (%) | 14 (70) |
| On discharge taking oral diet, n (%) | 15 (75) |
| Median survival time following surgery (range), days | 143 (24–294) |
| Median survival time following diagnosis of MBO (range), days | 146 (40–334) |
a
Includes more than one per patient.
MBO, malignant bowel obstruction.