About this document

Intestinal Volvulus Mortality in Malawi by zzz is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This study analyzed data from the Kamuzu Central Hospital Acute Care Surgery Registry in Malawi from 2013 to 2019 to characterize intestinal volvulus and risk of mortality. The study found that intestinal volvulus accounted for 48.1% of mechanical intestinal obstructions seen, with sigmoid volvulus being the most common type at 57.7%. Males represented 86% of volvulus cases. Regression modeling found the risk of volvulus was 2.7 times higher in men than women. There was no statistically significant differen

Author

zzz

Language

EN