1.
Postgrad Med J
; 67(790): 757-9, 1991 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1754528
ABSTRACT
One cause of post-operative morbidity in the elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms is the development of a paralytic or 'adynamic' ileus. In a series of 20 consecutive patients undergoing such a procedure, the maintenance of small bowel motility and absorptive capacity in the immediate post-operative period was assessed using barium sulphate and xylose passed down a naso-duodenal tube sited at the time of surgery. This simple study demonstrated that small bowel function was preserved in all cases, and hence that patients could be fed enterally via naso-duodenal tube (in particular using very low residue formulae) rather than using costly parenteral regimens, should an ileus persist.
Subject(s)
Aortic Aneurysm/surgery , Gastrointestinal Motility , Intestine, Small/physiopathology , Aorta, Abdominal/surgery , Enteral Nutrition , Humans , Intestine, Small/diagnostic imaging , Intubation, Gastrointestinal , Postoperative Period , Radiography
2.
Br J Anaesth
; 58(5): 572-3, 1986 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3964522
3.
Anaesthesia
; 41(1): 91-2, 1986 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3946790
Subject(s)
Airway Obstruction/etiology , Palate/surgery , Palatine Tonsil/pathology , Child, Preschool , Humans , Male
4.
Anesthesiology
; 62(6): 801-2, 1985 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4003803