Table 6: In Vivo intraoperative SBL measurements in the literature.

Total

Male

Female

 

Author

Age (yrs)

#

SBL Mean (cm)

SBL Min (cm)

SBL Max (cm)

Height

(cm)

Age

(yrs)

#

SBL Mean

(cm)

SBL

Min

(cm)

SBL Max

(cm)

Age

(yrs)

#

SBL Mean

(cm)

SBL Min

(cm)

SBL Max

(cm)

Comments

Backman^^, et al. [16] Obese

--

56

824

--

--

M 179 ± 1.7

F 168 ± 1.0

38 ± 1.6

13

824 ± 34

630

1022

38 ± 1.8

43

734 ± 12

575

870

Longer SBL in the obese

Backman^^, et al. [16] Controls

--

32

698

--

--

M 175 ± 1.9

F 164 ± 1.1

58 ± 3.5

12

698 ± 32

500

846

50 ± 3.4

20

616 ± 19

400

784

Shorter SBL in controls

Guzman, et al. [18] Obese

35 ± 9.4

272

512 ± 95.4

--

--

--

--

--

562 ± 103

--

--

--

--

502 ± 90

--

--

Height not recorded; correlated with sex

Guzman, et al. [18] Non-obese

43 ± 10

121

525 ± 91.1

--

--

--

--

--

530 ± 85

--

--

--

--

507 ± 102

--

--

Height not recorded; correlated with sex

Nordgren, et al. [21]

--

77

564 ± 111

360

1090

--

--

40

591 ± 119

380

1090

--

37

534 ± 90

360

740

Control group-correlated with height

Glehen, et al. [17]

60.3

92

566

350

826

166

--

51

588

350

756

--

41

539

406

826

Control group-correlated with height

Hosseinpour, et al. [9]

20-43

100

460

285

620

--

--

54

452 ± 79

--

--

--

46

468 ± 80

--

--

No correlation (age, height or weight)

Karagül, et al. [19]

35.4 ± 13

(19-67)

28

580 ± 103

400

817

169 ± 12 (147-186)

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

16 healthy; 12 liver disease

Lohsiriwat, et al. [20]

60

(28-88)

48

428 ± 105

169

745

160.3 ± 8.4

(138-175)

--

27

468 ± 105

322

745

--

21

376 ± 81

169

476

Thai population; no correlation (age, height or weight)

Raines, et al. [22]

--

91

998.5

630

1510

166.8 ± 10.2

--

51

--

--

--

--

40

--

--

--

Linear correlation with height

Tacchino, et al. [23]

37.7

(15.4-68.1)

443

690 ± 93.7

350

1050

M 173 ± 8.2

F 161 ± 6.9

(143-187)

--

101

729 ± 89

--

--

--

342

678 ± 92

--

--

Correlated with height, only

Teitelbaum, et al. [11]

55 (20-86)

240

506 ± 105

285

845

169 (138-196)

--

113

533

 

 

--

127

482

 

 

Height predictive of SBL

Present study 2019

55.2 ± 15.8

287

508.6

285

845

168.9 ± 10.4

55.4 ± 15.8 (20-87)

144

531.7 ± 105.7

300

845

55.1 ± 15.8

(14-95)

143

485.4 ± 1.1

285

800

Height predictive of SBL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SBL = Small bowel length; Min = Minimum; Max = Maximum; Data presented as mean or mean ± sd; yrs = years; ^^ Height varied between 151 and 189 cm for both groups.