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@entity1 @entity1744 @entity86
AIM: To assess the resource implications of managing @entity1744 , which is common and has diverse causes and outcomes. METHOD: A retrospective study of 332 @entity1 documented to have postoperative, adhesive @entity1744 , from 1988 to 1996, was carried out. Complications and resources used were recorded and costs were determined. Results. There were 207 females and 125 males, with a median age of 63 years. There were 374 hospital admissions, in 121 (32.4%) of which no surgical operation was performed. @entity1 had a median hospital stay of eight days. The overall median cost for a @entity1 who had no operation was NZ 1 039 (minimum  94, maximum  13 262), compared to NZ 7 630 (minimum  2 038, maximum  135 173) for a @entity1 who had an operation. @entity86 accounted for 1.3% of all admissions, 59.2% of all cases of @entity1744 , 65.2% of all admissions with small bowel conditions, 73.5% of laparotomies for @entity1744 and 4.1% of all laparotomies. Sixty-eight @entity1 (20.5%) developed a total of 102 complications and there were eight deaths (2.4%). CONCLUSION: @entity86 is a common condition, which is associated with a substantial morbidity and workload. The treatment of these conditions has significant health care costs. Most are emergencies and the costs of their management are very variable.
