Age, blood urea nitrogen, and lactate: Preoperative risk factors of laparotomy for strangulated small bowel obstruction.

Shunsuke HayakawaTetsushi HayakawaShuhei UeharaHirotaka MiyaiRyo OgawaMinoru YamamotoMoritsugu TanakaShuji Takiguchi

Published in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2021)

Prognosis was better in patients with SSBO undergoing complete laparoscopy than in patients undergoing laparotomy; however, age, BUN, and lactate were independent preoperative risk factors for laparotomy.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
small bowel
risk factors