Table 1 Correlation between number of laparostomy revisions and clinical parameters observed at first laparotomy (excluding patients who died or who were lost at follow-up after first laparotomy)
Number of revisions | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | ||
Age (average) | 18.2 | 17.0 | 22.2 | 13 | 18 | 0.61 |
Number of perforations at initial surgery (average) | 1.89 | 1.51 | 1.63 | 2 | 2.06 | 0.92 |
Distance from the ileocaecal valve | ||||||
< 30 cm (55 cases) | 17 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0.07 |
(30.9%) | (32.7%) | (12.7%) | (1.8%) | (21.8%) | ||
20-30 cm (35 cases) | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0.09 |
(22.8%) | (40%) | (14.2%) | (2.8%) | (20%) | ||
> 30 cm (5 cases) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
– | (60%) | (40%) | – | – | ||
Type of initial surgery | ||||||
Primary repair (54 cases) | 15 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0.005 |
(27.7%) | (40.7%) | (18.%) | – | (12.9%) | ||
Resection and anastomosis (16 cases) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.023 |
(18.7%) | (18.7%) | (6.2%) | (6.2%) | (50%) | ||
WBC (average) at initial surgery | 7706 | 10500 | 10222 | – | 10750 | 0.58 |
Hb (average) at initial surgery | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 | – | 9.8 | 0.37 |