This study aims to evaluate the role of Conservative management in patients with adhesive Intestinal Obstruction Regarding the selection criteria of the patients, duration of conservative route, success rate, and recurrence of adhesions and avoiding the surgical route complications.
Adhesive Intestinal Obstruction is very common and represents a serious life threatening condition, which can be caused by congenital band, following abdominal surgeries and other medical conditions like tuberculosis. The management options for adhesive intestinal obstruction (AIO) could be operative treatment (open-laparoscopy) or non-operative (conservative management) according to many reasons. Some reports indicate that the operative management for adhesive Intestinal obstruction lead to further adhesions in the future in addition to other possible complications (anaesthetic - iatrogenic injury during adhesolysis - wound site infections - illius-long hospital stay). The Conservative route is recommended in all patients except those with signs of peritonitis, strangulation, or bowel ischemia which would have been diagnosed during physical examination and imaging. A few studies compared the advantages, safety, and less complications of Conservative versus operative management. Therefore, this study will be conducted on patients with adhesive Intestinal Obstruction to compare the effectiveness of Conservative versus operative management regarding the selection criteria for the patients, the duration of the Conservative route, things to be done and what need to be observed during the conversation time.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University
Sohag, Egypt
X-Ray Changes
Daily Chest Abdomen X-ray Erect copies to evaluate the improvement of the Intestinal Obstruction through evaluation of the X-ray findings (Air fluid levels).
Time frame: 72 Hours
Passability Status
Daily history taking records and per rectal examination findings to evaluate the passability status (stool /flatus)
Time frame: 72 Hours
Hospital Stay Duration
The Conservative management in patients with adhesive Intestinal Obstruction will avoid them the surgical route which requires long hospital stay postoperative
Time frame: from 3 to 5 days.
Vomiting
Frequency and severity of vomiting will be collected to help in prognosis prediction
Time frame: 72 Hours
Abdominal Signs
Data collected about Daily abdominal examination findings (Distention, Intestinal sounds, abdominal pain and Per rectal examination).
Time frame: 72 Hours
Recurrence of Attacks
past history about the previous attacks of the adhesive Intestinal Obstruction
Time frame: two years previous the onset of the current attack. (During the last two years before the admission)
Past Surgical History
Detailed history about the previous operations to determine the relationship between different operations and adhesive Intestinal Obstruction
Time frame: two years previous the onset of the current attack. (During the last two years before the admission)
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