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Comparison of Early Operative Treatment and 48 h Conservative Treatment in Small Bowel Obstruction

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Small Bowel Adhesion
Small Bowel Obstruction
Strangulation of Ileum
Registration Number
NCT03139149
Lead Sponsor
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Brief Summary

This study will compare the results of early surgery after 12 h conservative treatment and 48 h conservative treatment of adhesive small bowel obstruction.

Detailed Description

At the admission patients undergo abdomen x-ray, general and biochemical blood test and computer tomography (CT). After exclusion of indications for an emergency operation, patients are given a water-soluble contrast. Conservative treatment is carring out to 12 hours from admission. All patients with resolution of small bowel obstruction in 12 hours will be excluded from the research. Criteria for obstruction release of conservative treatment 1. No pain 2. Appearance of gas in the colon 3. Decrease of bloating 4. Contrast in the colon. After that, if obstruction is not resolved, randomization is performed. First group undergo surgery. Second group undergo conservative treatment with water-soluble contrast evaluation until 48 hours. In the second group surgery is performed if the conservative treatment is not effective. The results of early and late surgery and the results of conservative treatment in groups will be compared.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction

Exclusion Criteria

Early postoperative small bowel obstruction Irreducible hernia Strangulation or peritonitis symptoms Impairment of consciousness Unstable hemodynamics

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quantity of patients with obstruction release after conservative treatmentin the 2nd group - 48 hours

No of patients with success of conservative treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Readmission rate in conservative treatment and surgery12 months

12 months readmission rate

30 days mortality30 days

Number of patients who has dead in 30 days after admission

Complications rate30 days

Number of complications rate in groups

Quantity of bowel resection156 hours

Number of patients who undergo bowel resection in groups

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Moscow Clinical Hospital 1

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Moscow, Russian Federation

Moscow Clinical Hospital 1
🇷🇺Moscow, Russian Federation
Taras Nechay, PhD
Contact
+79268146829
tnechay@mail.ru
Igor Lebedev, PhD
Principal Investigator

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