What are the complications of jejunostomy

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Many people may not know much about the treatment of jejunostomy. Of course, they don't know what the complications of jejunostomy are, whether they are serious or not, and how to prevent them. Let's talk about the complications of jejunostomy.

What are the complications of jejunostomy

First, jejunostomy is one of the important means of enteral nutrition. It can directly deliver nutrients to the small intestine, maintain the life of patients who cannot eat for a long time due to various reasons, and improve their general condition. With the development of nutritional support, near three endoscopy and laparoscopy, jejunostomy has also developed.

Second, the operation can provide long-term enteral nutrition for patients, avoid the complications of nasopharynx and respiratory tract, and the patients are well tolerated. However, there are still many complications, such as mechanical obstruction, intestinal pneumatosis, infection, aspiration, water electrolyte disorder and so on.

Third: needle catheter jejunostomy can also cause subcutaneous abscess, along the whole length of the intestinal wall fistula spread. This can be treated by removing the fistula and using antibiotics. Fistula may occasionally withdraw and cause the loss of nutrient channels, and may also enter the abdominal cavity and cause nutrients to enter the abdominal cavity. Although it is rare, it still occurs from time to time.

matters needing attention

Therefore, after jejunostomy, there will be certain complications, some are more serious, some are not particularly serious, but they need to arouse the attention of patients' families, they must give patients enough confidence, so that patients can recover faster.