None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Liquid paraffin with standard conservative managment: participants are given 30ml liquid paraffin to take orally twice daily in addition to standard care
Control Intervention1: standard
Sponsors
Holy Family Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A. Previous abdominal surgery conducted more than 4 weeks before enrolment B. One of the following radiological criteria: 1. A plain abdominal radiograph taken with the patient upright that showed dilated loops of the small intestine, air fluid levels and gas in the colon, indicating a partial SBO. 2. Ultrasound abdomen/CECT abdomen shows dilated bowel loops with hyper peristalsis without any free fluid or any other pathology.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age: less than 12 years sex: both sex included 1. Pregnancy. 2. One or more signs suggestive of intestinal strangulation or peritonitis such as rigidity, absent bowel sound, gas under diaphragm, intractable pain, and tachycardia. 3. Patients with documented or suspected intraabdominal malignancy. 4. Hemodynamically unstable patients. 5. Patients with irreducible abdominal hernia. 6. Patients with previous history of OR active abdominal tuberculosis 7. Patients of Crohns disease 8. Palpable intraabdominal lump. 9. Ultrasound abdomen or CECT abdomen suggestive of any other abdominal pathology 10. Prior abdominal irradiation 11. The abdominal radiograph showed no gas in the colon
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ability to tolerate diet and return of normal bowel functionTimepoint: recorded at baseline and at every 12 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Abdominal distension and Air-fluid levels are measured using an abdominal radiographTimepoint: at baseline and 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr lokesh arora
Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed