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Prevalence and Incidence of Intestinal obstruction

Intestinal obstruction Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Incidence (annual) of Intestinal obstruction:

6,112 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC) ... see also overview of Intestinal obstruction.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 746 or 0.13% or 364,563 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "6,112 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Intestinal obstruction:

364,563 per year, 30,380 per month, 7,010 per week, 998 per day, 41 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "6,112 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of types of Intestinal obstruction:

For details see incidence of types of Intestinal obstruction analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

More Statistics about Intestinal obstruction:

  • Hospitalization statistics
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    Prevalence/Incidence of Intestinal obstruction: Online Medical Books

    16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Intestinal obstruction.

    Intestinal Obstruction: Intestinal Obstruction - epidemiology
    (The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

    The different causes have their own identified epidemiologic patterns:

    • Postoperatve adhesions occur very often after all laparotomies
    • Small bowel obstruction secondary to Ascaris lumbricoides in tropical and subtropical countries
    • Colonic volvulus secondary to aerophagia and constipation in mentally retarded children
    • Meconium ileus equivalent in children with cystic fibrosis

    Intestinal Obstruction - incidence

    Occurs in ~1 in 1,500 live births

    Intestinal Obstruction - prevalence

    Down syndrome (with a high prevalence, 20–30%, of duodenal atresia)

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    Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

    About prevalence and incidence statistics:

    The term 'prevalence' of Intestinal obstruction usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Intestinal obstruction at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Intestinal obstruction refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Intestinal obstruction diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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