ABSTRACT
Background: Anastomotic leak following gastrointestinal surgery is the most postoperative complication that causes significant morbidity and mortality. Its burden is high in low and middle income countries likes Tanzania with lack of supportive data on incidence of Anastomotic leak, predictors and outcome.
Objective: This study aims to determine the predictors and early outcomes of anastomotic leak among patients who underwent primary bowel resection and anastomosis at Iringa Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania.
Methodology: This was a hospital based retrospective study involving patients underwent primary bowel resection and anastomosis at Iringa Regional Referral hospital. It included data from January 2015 to December 2018. Demographic, indications, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative data were abstracted using questionnaire sheet. Data analysis was done with Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 23.0). Numerical data was summarized using median and interquartile range (IQR) while categorical data was summarized using frequency and proportions. Logistic regression analysis was run to identify the predictors for anastomotic leak. Findings were presented using tables and figures
MBOWE, F (2021). Predictors And Early Outcomes Of Anastomotic Leak Among Patients Who Underwent Primary Bowel Resection And Anastomosis At Iringa Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/predictors-and-early-outcomes-of-anastomotic-leak-among-patients-who-underwent-primary-bowel-resection-and-anastomosis-at-iringa-regional-referral-hospital-tanzania
MBOWE, FREDRICK "Predictors And Early Outcomes Of Anastomotic Leak Among Patients Who Underwent Primary Bowel Resection And Anastomosis At Iringa Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/predictors-and-early-outcomes-of-anastomotic-leak-among-patients-who-underwent-primary-bowel-resection-and-anastomosis-at-iringa-regional-referral-hospital-tanzania. Accessed 05 May. 2024.
MBOWE, FREDRICK . "Predictors And Early Outcomes Of Anastomotic Leak Among Patients Who Underwent Primary Bowel Resection And Anastomosis At Iringa Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021. Web. 05 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/predictors-and-early-outcomes-of-anastomotic-leak-among-patients-who-underwent-primary-bowel-resection-and-anastomosis-at-iringa-regional-referral-hospital-tanzania >.
MBOWE, FREDRICK . "Predictors And Early Outcomes Of Anastomotic Leak Among Patients Who Underwent Primary Bowel Resection And Anastomosis At Iringa Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 05, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/predictors-and-early-outcomes-of-anastomotic-leak-among-patients-who-underwent-primary-bowel-resection-and-anastomosis-at-iringa-regional-referral-hospital-tanzania