Table 3.

Comparison of outcomes between patients aged 70 years or older with SBO who were managed nonoperatively or operatively

Variable	Group; median (range) or %		p value
	Nonoperative, n = 51	Operative, n = 53
In-hospital morbidity
All complications	27	64	0.002
Major complications	0	21	0.006
Mortality
In-hospital	2	8	0.18
6-mo	12	8	0.47
LOS	3 (0–19)	10 (2–90)	< 0.001
All-cause 6-mo readmission rate	39	13	0.003
Readmission for SBO	31	15	0.041

LOS = length of stay; SBO = small bowel obstruction.