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. 2019 Dec 16;13(Suppl 11):18.
doi: 10.1186/s12919-019-0172-y. eCollection 2019.

Risk factors of preoperative Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis

Dicky Yulianda  1 , Andy Indra Sati  1 , Akhmad Makhmudi  1 , Gunadi  1
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Risk factors of preoperative Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis

Dicky Yulianda et al. BMC Proc. .

Abstract

Background: Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is a life-threatening complication of Hirschsprung disease (HSCR), that might occur preoperatively. We investigated the risk factors of preoperative HAEC.

Method: We retrospectively reviewed all medical records of HSCR patients admitted at Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Indonesia from March 2012 until March 2015. Diagnosis of HAEC was determined using the Delphi scoring system.

Results: Sixty-one HSCR patients were involved in this study, of whom 48 were males and 13 females. Eighteen percent (11/61) patients had a preoperative HAEC. The most common findings of the HAEC score found in our patients were distended abdomen (100%) and dilated loops of bowel (100%), followed by lethargy (72.7%), cut-off sign in rectosigmoid with absence of distal air (72.7%), leukocytosis (72.7%), and shift to left (63.6%). There was no association between gender, age of HSCR diagnosis, early/late diagnosis during neonatal period, aganglionosis type, albumin level nor body mass index with preoperative HAEC (p = 0.69, 0.76, 0.33, 1.0, 0.86, and 0.50, respectively). In addition, the maternal age, gestational age, and maternal education level also did not correlate with the development of preoperative HAEC (p = 0.71, 0.59, and 0.32, respectively).

Conclusion: The incidence of preoperative HAEC in our hospital is considered relatively moderate, with the most common findings of distended abdomen and dilated loops of bowel. None of the identified risk factors have an association with the development of HAEC in our patients.

Keywords: Complication; Delphi scoring system; Developing country; Hirschsprung diasease; Preoperative Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC).

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