title: [Somatostatin and/or total parenteral nutrition for the treatment of intestinal fistulas].
abstract: 61 patients with postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas of the small intestine, were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit from 1983 to 1989 and divided in two groups. Group A (n = 46) was treated with Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), while B (n = 15) received a combination of TPN and Somatostatin. The reduction of fistula output was significantly greater in group B. Spontaneous closure was observed in 30.4% of the cases in group A and in 53.3% in group B. A significant difference in the time taken to close the fistula between group A and B (29.7 +/- 18 versus 11.1 +/- 1.6 days) was observed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medecina Intensiva, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Planas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Porta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anglés
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baena
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Padró
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013004:Somatostatin