Biomaterial Database

Antegrade intraoperative colonic lavage. 1993

P E Ng

Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.

Emergency left-sided colonic resections have traditionally been dealt with by employing staged resections due to the dangers of an anastomosis in unprepared bowel. A small series of 6 patients with left-sided colonic obstruction is presented in which a single stage primary anastomosis was done after an antegrade intraoperative colonic lavage. There were no deaths, infective complications or anastomotic leaks. Major series in the last decade using intraoperative colonic lavage are reviewed as well, to confirm that the method is safe, effective and warrants wider usage locally.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007415	Intestinal Obstruction	Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.	Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D007430	Intraoperative Care	Patient care procedures performed during the operation that are ancillary to the actual surgery. It includes monitoring, fluid therapy, medication, transfusion, anesthesia, radiography, and laboratory tests.	Care, Intraoperative
D007507	Therapeutic Irrigation	The washing of a body cavity or surface by flowing water or solution for therapy or diagnosis.	Douching,Lavage,Douchings,Irrigation, Therapeutic,Irrigations, Therapeutic,Lavages,Therapeutic Irrigations
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D003106	Colon	The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the DESCENDING COLON; and the SIGMOID COLON.	Appendix Epiploica,Taenia Coli,Omental Appendices,Omental Appendix,Appendices, Omental,Appendix, Omental
D003108	Colonic Diseases	Pathological processes in the COLON region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).	Colonic Disease,Disease, Colonic,Diseases, Colonic
D004630	Emergencies	Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.	Emergency
D005260	Female		Females