Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction: A 15 Year Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital

• Main Authors: Anjali Verma, Kamal Nain Rattan, Ravi Yadav
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-02-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: hirschsprung disease; intestinal atresia; malrotation gut; meconium ileus
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7268/17204_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(VSUAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

Introduction: Neonatal intestinal obstruction is the most common surgical emergency in a newborn requiring prompt intervention. There are only very few studies done in world regarding pattern of neonatal intestinal obstruction. Aim: This study was conducted to see the aetiological spectrum of neonatal intestinal obstruction and to find out the problems and outcome of surgical management. Materials and Methods: This study was done retrospectively to include all operated cases of neonatal intestinal obstruction from June 2000 to May 2015 and various factors affecting outcome were analysed. Results: A total of 298 newborns were included in the study. Male-female ratio was 1.8:1. Gestational age was variable from 32 to 42 weeks (mean = 37.5 weeks) and birth weight from 1.4 to 3.5kg (mean= 2.25 kg). Mean age of presentation was 6 days with intestinal atresia (49.6%) as the commonest cause. Other causes were Hirschsprung (13%), Malrotation gut (11.7%), Meconium ileus (7.3%), patent VID (5%), duodenal obstruction (4%), duplication cyst (3.7%), obstructed hernia (2.7%) and others (2.7%). Mortality rate was 16.4% with sepsis both pre as well as post operative as the main cause of mortality. Conclusion: The morbidity and mortality of neonatal intestinal obstruction has improved over last few years mainly due to antenatal detection, early intervention, meticulous resuscitation before surgery along with good NICU care.