The prevention of postoperative suppurative complications in stomach cancer
Chakŭrov, S.; Iosifova, L.; Karanov, S.; Tomov, I.; Marinova, V.
Khirurgiia 42(3): 88-91
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0450-2167 PMID: 2796222 Document Number: 329504
Bacteriologic studies of gastric juice and purulent drainage fluids in the event of complications were carried out in 80 patients who had undergone gastric resections and had been on conventional parenteral antibiotic treatment (control group). Another (experimental) group of 37 patient, having undergone the same operations, received prophylaxis of the suppurative complications with 5-nitrox and Flagyl solutions through nasogastric probe once in 3 hours for 6 to 8 days. The suppurative complications in the experimental group were reduced from 47.5 to 8.1 per cent and of the postoperative lethality due to suppurative complications from 22.5 to 0 per cent.