Acute mechanical intestinal obstructions.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
; 16(4): 349-52, 2010 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20849053
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In this study, we evaluated our treatment modality and timing of surgery in acute mechanical intestinal obstruction (AMIO) patients who were admitted to the emergency room.METHODS:
Only patients with the diagnosis of AMIO were included in this study. Surgery was performed in patients with hemodynamic instability despite fluid resuscitation and peritoneal signs upon physical examination. Patients were divided into two groups. Adhesion cases were assigned to Group 1, while non-adhesion cases were assigned to Group 2. The decision to provide surgical or medical therapy was assessed 24 hours (h) after admission.RESULTS:
Twenty-two patients in Group 1 and 53 patients in Group 2 underwent surgical procedures. The difference between the groups was statistically different (p < 0.05). The mean monitoring time after admission to the hospital was 128.3 +/- 24.85 h and 43.1 +/- 15.51 h in Groups 1 and 2, respectively (p = 0.0001). In Group 2, 76.6% of the patients who were monitored for over 24 hours required surgery. In contrast, this rate was only 36% in Group 1 (p < 0.05).CONCLUSION:
Our clinical experience shows that medical therapy and monitoring over 24 hours is not a good substitute for surgical treatment of AMIO when the obstruction is not due to an adhesion.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Obstrução Intestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article