Small Bowel Obstruction in Virgin Abdomen

NCT ID: NCT06912581

Last Updated: 2025-04-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 223 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-05-30
• Study Completion Date: 2023-12-21

Brief Summary

A retrospective study conductet at Estonia's two regional hospitals. The data of patients hospitalised for SBO (small bowel obstruction) between 2015-2019 is retrospectively analysed. All other patients are excluded- except for previously unoperated ones (virgin abdomen). Study group analyses whether patients were operated on or was conservative management initiated. It will be studied, if any further medical studies have been done within 2 years of hospitalisation.

Detailed Description

Background: The surgical dogma of mandatory operative management of small bowel obstruction (SBO) in patients without prior abdominal operations was re-evaluated by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) in 2021. A few publications exist on this topic, with a modest number of patients included. The purpose of this study was to analyze the causes and management of small bowel obstruction (SBO) in patients without prior abdominal surgeries.

Methods: Study group retrospectively examined the data of patients hospitalized with SBO from 2015 to 2019. Patients without previous abdominal surgeries-virgin abdomen (VA) were included. Eligible patients' data was evaluated. It was noted whether surgery was performed or conservative management was initiated. In the latter case, information about radiological or endoscopic studies, hospitalizations, or surgeries performed within 2 years after the primary hospitalization was extracted

Conditions

Small Bowel Obstruction Adhesion

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Patients diagnosed with SBO Have not been operated previously

Exclusion Criteria

Age less than 18 years History of previous operatsions Large bowel obstruction Dynamic ileus

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• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

North Estonia Regional Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Tartu

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Liis Jaanimäe

General surgeon, PhD student

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Tartu univeristy clinic

Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

Countries

Estonia

Other Identifiers

377/T-6

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id