Magnitude and predictors of unfavorable management outcome in surgically treated patients with intestinal obstruction in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unless an emergency surgical intervention is conducted, intestinal obstruction may result in high morbidity and mortality. In Ethiopia, the magnitude and predictors of unfavorable management outcomes in surgically treated patients with intestinal obstruction are highly variable and inconsistent. The aim of this study was; therefore, to estimate the overall prevalence of unfavorable management outcome and its predictors among surgically treated patients with intestinal obstruction in Ethiopia.

Method

We searched articles from databases from June 1, 2022, to August 30, 2022. Cochrane Q test statistics and I² tests were applied. We used a random-effect meta-analysis model to overcome the impact of heterogeneity among the included studies. In addition, the

SUBMITTER: Adane F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189921 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature