title: Is postoperative proximal decompression a necessary complement to elective colon resection?
abstract: Postoperative nasogastric suction is not a necessary complement to elective colon resection. We studied two groups of patients who had elective colon resection: nasogastric suction was used in the postoperative management of 53 patients, while 23 patients were managed without nasogastric suction. The morbidity and mortality rates were comparable in the two groups.
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003664:Decompression; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000401:mortality; D009666:Nose; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013396:Suction; D013714:Tennessee