Intususseption

Basic Summary for Intestinal obstruction

Main name of condition: Intestinal obstruction

What is Intestinal obstruction?

Brief description of Intestinal obstruction: Blockage in the intestines of the digestive tract.
Organs Affected by Intestinal obstruction: intestines
Types of Intestinal obstruction: Intussusception

How many people get Intestinal obstruction?

Incidence (annual) of Intestinal obstruction: 6,112 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Incidence Rate of Intestinal obstruction: approx 1 in 746 or 0.13% or 364,563 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Intestinal obstruction?

Complications of Intestinal obstruction: see complications of Intestinal obstruction

What causes Intestinal obstruction?

Causes of Intestinal obstruction: see causes of Intestinal obstruction

What are the symptoms of Intestinal obstruction?

Symptoms of Intestinal obstruction: see symptoms of Intestinal obstruction

How is it treated?

Treatments for Intestinal obstruction: see treatments for Intestinal obstruction
Research for Intestinal obstruction: see research for Intestinal obstruction

Society issues for Intestinal obstruction

Hospitalization statistics for Intestinal obstruction: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Intestinal obstruction:
0.198% (25,280) of hospital consultant episodes were for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
84% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
63 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
29% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital consultant episodes for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.39% (206,590) of hospital bed days were for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
Hospitalisations for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia at public hospitals occurred in 6.5 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
6.7 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

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