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Clinical Trial
. 1980 Feb 16;57(7):227-31.

Nutritional support in high-output fistulas of the alimentary tract

A A Haffejee, I B Angorn, L W Baker
  • PMID: 6773156
Clinical Trial

Nutritional support in high-output fistulas of the alimentary tract

A A Haffejee et al. S Afr Med J. .

Abstract

A total of 63 patients with high-output alimentary tract fistules was treated during a 3-year period, using three different regimens of nutritional support. The fistula closed spontaneously in 46 patients (73%), and 7 patients (11%) were cured by direct surgical closure. Nine patients died, a mortality rate of 14.3%. The combination of nutritional support, skin protection, and timed surgical intervention can reduce the mortality rate to below 10%.

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