Table 1.
Patient characteristics of intestinal obstruction in the early neonatal period TASH 2011–2013.
| Variable | Categories | Percentage |
| All | 51(100) | |
| Sex | Male | 41(80) |
| Female | 10(20) | |
| Age at presentation | Day 1 | 7(14) |
| Day 2–3 | 24(47) | |
| Day 4–7 | 20(39) | |
| After day 7 | 0(0) | |
| Diagnosis | Anorectal Malformation | 29(57) |
| Atresia | 7(13) | |
| Hirschsprung's disease | 6(12) | |
| Malrotation | 3(6) | |
| Hypokalemia/meconium ileus | 2(4) | |
| Gastric perforation | 1(2) | |
| Other | 3(6) | |
| Associated conditions | VACTREL association | 4(31) |
| Tracheo-esophageal fistula | 2(15) | |
| Congenital Heart disease | 2(15) | |
| Ambiguous genitalia | 1(7.5) | |
| Hypospadias | 1(7.5) | |
| Non-visualized right kidney | 1(7.5) | |
| Surgical intervention | Colostomy | 34(67) |
| Definite surgery | 13(25) | |
| No operation | 4(8) | |
| Missing information | 0(0) | |
| Final outcome | Death | 10(20) |
| Discharge cured | 41(80) | |
| Discharged | 34(66.6) | |
| with disability(colostomy) | ||
| Immediate cause of death | Sepsis | 9(90) |
| Apnea with sepsis | 1(10) | |
| DIC with sepsis | 1(10) | |
| CHF without sepsis | 1(10) | |
| Pneumonia with sepsis | 1(10) | |
| Aspiration with sepsis | 1(10) | |