Small Bowel Obstruction and Surgery

Nasogastric Tube After Small Bowel Obstruction Surgery is Not Mandatory: a Retrospective Cohort Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03826251

Enrollment

190

Registered

2019-02-01

Start date

2014-01-01

Completion date

2018-06-01

Last updated

2019-02-01

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Conditions

Acute Small Intestine Obstruction

Brief summary

Postoperative management after small bowel obstruction (SBO) surgery is not consensual and better knowledge of risk factors for postoperative morbidity could help to add evidence of the feasibility of enhanced recovery programs (ERPs). In elective surgery, ERPs have shown a significant benefit for the patient but this is not performed routinely in emergency surgery due to the difficulty to avoid postoperative nasogastric tube. The aim was to identify risk factors for postoperative morbidity and for nasogastric tube (NGT) replacement after SBO surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDURENasogastric tube removal

Nasogastric tube was removed immediately after surgery

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Surgical management of Small bowel obstruction due to adhesions

Exclusion criteria

* obstruction not caused by single band adhesion * matted adhesions, or if they were less than 18 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperative morbidity	within 30 days	morbidity classified according to Dindo Clavien classification

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Nasogastric tube replacement	within 30 days	nasogastric tube replacement after removal

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026