Table 8 Baseline characteristics of included population
Study | Sample size | Age | Male | Diagnosis basis | Complication | Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Millet [2] | 159 | 69 | 95 (59.7%) | Clinical and radiological | Intestinal ischemia | 10 |
Khalil [33] | 25 | 56.1 | 12 (48.0%) | Clinical and radiological | Pneumonia, Nostril erosion | 16 |
Fevang [31] | 93 | NR | NR | Clinical and radiological | Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Thrombosis or embolism, Respiratory insufficiency, | 8.4 |
Miller [32] | 267 | NR | NR | Clinical and radiological | later episode of strangulate bowel | 2.9 |