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3970606

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
Controversy exists regarding the need for nasogastric tube decompression and the incidence of complications resulting from its use following major intra-abdominal surgery. To determine the value of such tubes, 100 patients were managed after surgery with a nasogastric tube in situ until the passage of flatus per rectum (Group I). In a second group of 100 patients, no nasogastric tube was placed after surgery unless vomiting, gross distention, or overt obstruction occurred (Group II). In Group I, the nasogastric tube remained in place an average of 6 days and five patients required replacement of the tube after its initial removal. In Group II, nasogastric intubation was required at some point after surgery in six patients. No aspiration pneumonia, nasal septum necrosis, anastomotic leak, or wound dehiscence was seen in either group. There were three wound infections in Group I and two in Group II. The most obvious difference was the increased comfort and mobility of the group of patients treated without routine nasogastric decompression (Group II). Routine use of the nasogastric tube adjunct to patient care following gastrointestinal tract surgery may be safely eliminated.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-4932
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
201
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Is routine postoperative nasogastric decompression really necessary?
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article