[Differential approach to restoring motor function of the intestines in peritonitis]

The authors have made a comparative estimation of the effectiveness of different methods of treatment of 330 patients with peritonitis with special reference to subdivision of motor disorders into 4 stages (compensated, subcompensated, decompensated stages and enteroplegia). It was established that sympatholytic drugs and continuous peridural anesthesia were effective in the compensated stage. Continuous intubation of the gastro-intestinal tract with the help of a rigid probe ensuring decompression in the postoperative period was the operation of choice in decompensated disturbances of the motor-evacuatory function.