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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Elective adhesiolysis for chronic abdominal pain reduces long-term risk of adhesive small bowel obstruction

Factor

Operative, elective adhesiolysis

Non-operative

p-value

Number of patients

69

53

 

Sex

  

0.548

 Male

15 (21.7%)

14 (26.4%)

 

 Female

54 (78.3%)

39 (73.6%)

 

Age in years*

50.2 ± 11.0

52.8 ± 12.7

0.435

Number of previous surgeries†

3 (1–8)

3 (1–44)

0.472

Radiotherapy in history

1 (1.4%)

3 (5.7%)

0.195

ASBO in history (N)

30 (43.5%)

30 (56.6%)

0.151

Number of ASBO episodes in history†

2 (0–11)

3.5 (0–25)

0.210

 Conservative treated ASBO†

1 (0–10)

1.5 (0–25)

0.074

 Surgical treated ASBO†

1 (0–5)

1 (0–5)

0.630

Extend of adhesions on CineMRI†

2 (1–4)

2 (1–4)

0.235

Length of follow-up in months*

70 ± 27

64 ± 23

0.245

  1. *Mean ± SD, † median (range)