USE OF NASOGASTRIC TUBE DECOMPRESSION IN GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SURGERY
R. G. NANIWADEKAR *
Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
BHUSHAN DILIP SHINDE
Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
C. Z. PARDESI
Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
A. M. SHAH
Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
RAVINDRA M. YADAV
Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
UMESH B. CHOUGULE
Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This prospective study of 315 patients done at Krishna institute of medical science Karad over a period of 18 months and includes both elective and emergency gastrointestinal tract surgery, The aim of the study was to find out whether nasogastric tube decompression in all patients undergoing abdominal operation is of any significant importance post-operatively. The working hypothesis was that most patients undergoing elective or emergency abdominal surgery do not need prophylactic nasogastric tube decompression post-operatively. Routine nasogastric tube (NGT) decompression in patients undergoing abdominal operations has been the main mode of treatment worldwide and continues to be so in developing countries. The procedure is considered unnecessary with significant discomfort in some patients without any added advantage.
Keywords: Nasogastric tube, gastrointestinal tract surgery, intubation, stomach.