[Is nasogastric drainage effective in the control of paresis after operations on the colon and rectum?]

The investigation was designed for the assessment of efficiency of nasogastral drainage to struggle against intestinal paresis after operations on the colon and rectum. Under analysis was a group of 102 patients. It was established that the nasogastral drainage in those patients not only failed to exert a favorable effect on the reestablishment of motor-evacuatory function of intestines but in some cases it made paresis longer. The authors have shown the prolonged use of nasogastral probes to increase the amount of pulmonary complications in such patients.