A Study of the Cost for Patients Operated for Adhesive Obstruction (SBO) During a Five-year Period

Uppsala University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03602352

ASBO-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

A cohort study of the cost for patients operated for adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) during a five-year period

Full description

It is a population-based cohort study of the costs for patients operated for adhesive small bowel obstruction during a five-year period (2007-2012) in two Swedish neighboring regions. Patients were identified by a broad search of operation and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes. Data regarding surgery and complications has been analyzed in a previous study (Clinical trials no NCT0353459)

The costs for hospital stay, radiology, Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-care, operation for the index SBO care event were calculated. The cost for revisit, sick leave and recurrent SBO during follow-up were calculated. Patients were followed to 31st January 2017, last medical note or death.

Enrollment: 402 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Above18 years of age
• Surgery for adhesive surgical bowel obstruction (SBO)

Exclusion criteria

• Surgery for SBO of other etiology than adhesions