Open AccessEfficacy of Gastrografin® Compared with Standard Conservative Treatment in Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction at Mulago National Referral Hospital
Author(s) -
Caspar Haule,
Peter A Ongom,
Timothy Kimuli
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical trials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2167-0870
DOI - 10.4172/2167-0870.1000144
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , conservative management , conservative treatment , bowel obstruction , tertiary referral hospital , surgery , retrospective cohort study , family medicine
The treatment of adhesive small bowel obstruction is controversial, with both operative and non-operative management practiced in different centers worldwide. Non-operative management is increasingly getting popular, though operative rates still remain high. A study to compare the efficacy of an oral water-soluble medium (Gastrografin ® ) with standard conservative management, both non-operative methods, in the management of this condition was conducted in a tertiary Sub Saharan hospital.