Enterocutaneous fitsula

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• Causes

  • Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease
  • Surgery for intestinal adhesions
  • Surgery for intestinal cancer

• Effects

  • Total parenteral nutrition

• Parents

  • Abdominal fistula

• Treatments

  • Total parenteral nutrition

• Description

  • "Predisposing factors: -Sepsis -Malnutrition -Anastamotic breakdown -Iatrogenic eneterotomy Carry a significant mortality rate of 5-20%. Classification: -Low-output fistula (< 200mL/day)
  • -Moderate-output fistula (200-500mL/day) -High-output fistula (>500mL/day) A high-output fistula increases the possibility of malnutrition. "