Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with small bowel volvulus and intestinal malrotation.*
| Demographics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Total Patients | 169 |
| Age, mean (sd), years | 48.2 (21.2) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 91 (53.85%) |
| Male | 78 (46.15%) |
| Race | |
| White | 107 (77.54%) |
| Black | 16 (11.59%) |
| Hispanic | 10 (7.25%) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 3 (2.17%) |
| Indian/Other | 2 (1.45%) |
| Insurance | |
| Medicare | 45 (26.63%) |
| Medicaid | 20 (11.83%) |
| Private | 83 (49.11%) |
| Self-pay | 14 (8.28%) |
| No charge | 1 (0.59%) |
| Other | 6 (3.55%) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | |
| 0 | 120 (71.01%) |
| 1-2 | 29 (17.16%) |
| ≥3 | 20 (11.83%) |
| Presentation | |
| Emergent | 131 (89.73%) |
| Elective | 15 (10.27%) |
| Hospital Type | |
| Urban | 152 (89.94%) |
| Teaching | 80 (47.34%) |
| Rural | 17 (10.06%) |
| Management | |
| Non-operative | 35 (20.71%) |
| Operative | 134 (79.29%) |
| Adhesiolysis | 88 (52.07%) |
| Manipulation | 50 (29.59%) |
| Ladds | 32 (18.93%) |
| Small bowel resection | 26 (15.38%) |
| Small bowel surgery | 18 (10.65%) |
| Laparoscopic | 13 (7.69%) |
| Destruction of peritoneal tissue | 3 (1.78%) |
| Exploratory laparotomy | 3 (1.78%) |
| Dilation | 1 (0.59%) |
| Small bowel pexy | 1 (0.59%) |
| Presentations of acute abdomen | |
| Acute vascular insufficiency | 22 (13.02%) |
| Peritonitis | 5 (2.96%) |
| Mortality | |
| In-hospital mortality | 4 (2.37%) |
| Admission to death time, mean (sd), days | 1 (0.82) days |
*
Percentages are based upon the denominator of available data.