Journal of Clinical Trials
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0870
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2167-0870
+44 1478 350008
Peter A Ongom
School of Medicine,
P O Box 7072, Kampala
Uganda
Research Article
Efficacy of Gastrografin® Compared with Standard Conservative Treatment in Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction at
Mulago National Referral Hospital
Author(s): Peter A Ongom, Timothy Kimuli and Caspar HaulePeter A Ongom, Timothy Kimuli and Caspar Haule
Introduction: The treatment of adhesive small bowel obstruction is controversial, with both operative and nonoperative 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.
Methods: An open randomised controlled clinical trial was conducted between September 2012 and March 2013 at Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital, Uganda. Fifty patients of both genders, with adhesive small bowel obstruction, in the hospital’s emergency and general surgical wards were included. Randomisation was to Gastrografin® and standard conservative treatment gro.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0870.1000144