Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Therapeutic value of liquid paraffin in the treatment of adhesive small bowel obstruction

Lokesh Arora, Pradeep Chadha

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BACKGROUND: Treatment of partial adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of oral administration of liquid paraffin to the standard of conservative treatment in this disease. METHODS: 160 cases of partial adhesive SBO were prospectively allocated into either, and clinical results were compared. RESULTS: Of the 160 patients, 80 were in the control group and 80 in the intervention group. 62 patients (77.5%) in control group responded to conservative management while 72 patients (90.0%) responded to conservative management in liquid paraffin group. A shorter hospital stay (2.86 ± 1.51 days vs 5.44 ± 1.84 days, P = 0.029) were observed in the interventional group. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that liquid paraffin was a safe and effective adjunct to the standard treatment of partial adhesive SBO

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THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF LIQUID PARAFFIN IN THE TREATMENT OF ADHESIVE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION, Lokesh Arora, Pradeep Chadha INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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