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. 2015 May 25;7(2):5795. doi: 10.4081/pr.2015.5795

Table 3.

Correlations between clinical factors and postoperative intestinal obstruction.

Clinical factors Postoperative intestinal obstruction P-value
No (n=65) Yes (n=22)
Age at operation (days)* 570±395 211 ±538 0.243
Weight at operation (kg)* 5.6±7.9 4.0±3.7 0.497
Associated digestive surgical anomalies (%) 20 (30.1) 3 (13.6) 0.166
Classification
    Nonrotation 33 10 0.991
    Incomplete rotation 38 12  
Midgut volvulus (%) 38 (58.5) 17 (77.3) 0.227
Intestinal ischemia (%) 9 (13.8) 13 (59.1) <0.001a
Standard procedure (%) 61 (93.8) 20 (90.9) 0.650

* Data are presented as number or means ± standard deviation.

aStatistically significant.