Management of patients with enterocutaneous fistulae

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Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is the most serious postoperative life-threating complication of various abdominal surgical interventions. Treatment of patients with ECF is associated with life-threatening complications including sepsis and septic shock, intestinal failure and severe water-electrolyte disorders that causes high mortality rates (35—75% according to national authors and 6—33% according to foreign colleagues). This issue is especially relevant in the cases of enteroatmospheric fistulae and high ECF with loss of intestinal contents of more than 500 ml per day. In the absence of correct conservative therapy, this quickly results progression of sepsis and development of multiple organ failure. Surgery without complex preoperative preparation in this period may be fatal and lead to clinical aggravation and death of patient in early postoperative period. Each patient requires an individual approach. However, there are general principles of treatment too. This literature review describes the main aspects of conservative treatment of patients with enteric fistulae.

Keywords:

enterocutaneous fistulae

enteroatmospheric fistulae

sepsis

intestinal failure

postoperative complications

nutritional support

parenteral nutrition

enterocutaneous fistulae

enteroatmospheric fistulae

sepsis

intestinal failure

postoperative complications

nutritional support

parenteral nutrition

Authors:

Berelavichus S.V.

Institut khirurgii im. A.V. Vishnevskogo, Moskva

Struchkov V.Yu.

A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, Moscow, Russia

Akhtanin E.A.

Institut khirurgii im. A.V. Vishnevskogo Ministerstva zdravookhraneniia i sotsial'nogo razvitiia RF, Moskva

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