Postoperative enterocolitis assessment using two different cut-off values in the HAEC score in Hirschsprung patients undergoing Duhamel and Soave pull-through.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is the most severe and potentially lethal complication of Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) which might occur following definitive surgery. Our objectives were: 1) to compare the incidence of HAEC after Duhamel and Soave procedures using different cut-off values of the HAEC scoring method; and 2) to associate them with the risk factors, including sex, aganglionosis type, mothers' age at childbirth, gestational age, and mothers' educational level.

Methods

Medical records of patients with HSCR who underwent Soave and Duhamel procedures in our institution, Indonesia (January 2012 - December 2016) were reviewed retrospectively. Two cut-off values of the HAEC scoring system (i.e., ≥10 and ≥ 4) were utilized.

Results

Eighty-

SUBMITTER: Gunadi 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7531158 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature