Table 1.

Cumulative 4-years follow-up in children younger than 5 years

(n=215)
Patient readmissions
No. of original
operations

Directly related
(n [%])

Possibly related
(n [%])

Small intestine

36

3 (8.3)

8 (22.2)

Abdominal wall surgery

63

4 (6.3)

9 (14.2)

Duodenum

28

1 (3.7)

9 (32.1)

Appendicectomy

59

1 (1.7)

6 (10.2)

Colectomy

29

0 (0)

4 (13.8)

All operations (overall)

215

9 (4.2)

36 (16.7)

Table 2. Cumulative 4-years follow-up in children younger than 16 years

(n=1581)

Small intestine
Abdominal wall surgery
Duodenum
Colectomy
Appendicectomy
All operations (overall)

Patient readmissions

No. of
original
operations

Directly related
(n [%])

Possibly related
(n [%])

54
104
39
48
1336
1581

5 (9.3)
6 (5.8)
1 (2.7)
1 (2.1)
4 (0.3)
17 (1.1)

10 (18.5)
17 (16.3)
10 (25.6)
10 (20.8)
84 (6.3)
131 (8.3)

160
140
120
100
Number of patients

80
101

60
40

123

Possibly Related
Directly related

73

20
0

131

14

14

17

Follow-up (years)