Table 1.
Conservative treatment.
| The Objectives of Conservative Treatment | Cases | % |
|---|---|---|
| ICU | ||
| - Avg. ICU hospitalization (day)–9.93/5.4 | 35 | 59.37 |
| - Range–2–22/3–16 | ||
| Resuscitation | 64 | 100 |
| - volemic | 64 | |
| - hydro-electrolytic | 64 | |
| - acid-base | 64 | |
| - transfusions | 32 | 50.00 |
| Sepsis control | 64 | 100 |
| - antibiotics | 37 | 57.81 |
| - surgery | 17 | 26.56 |
| Nutrition: | 64 | 100 |
| - total parenteral | 16 | 25.00 |
| - enteral/oral | 19 | 29.68 |
| - both (parenteral + oral/enteral) | 29 | 43.31 |
| Diminishing fistula output: | ||
| - NPO | 16 | 25.00 |
| - reducing oral feeding | 35 | 54.68 |
| - H2 antagonists | 36 | 56.25 |
| - somatostatine/octreotide | 6 | 9.37 |
| Skin protection: | 64 | 100 |
| - spray, topic, paste | 42 | 65.25 |
| - collection bags | 37 | 59.37 |
| - active suction | 16 | 25.00 |
| - elastic balloon compression | 11 | 17.85 |
| - normal wound dressings (3.2 avg/day) | 37 | 59.37 |