PMID: 7544674May 1, 1995Paper

Bowel obstruction in home-care cancer patients: 4 years experience

Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
S Mercadante

Abstract

Conservative management of bowel obstruction in advanced cancer patients has been recognized as efficacious in controlling distressing symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and pain. A retrospective analysis of prevalence, treatment and outcome was performed. A group of 25 patients with signs of bowel obstruction were studied from 1001 consecutive patients receiving palliative care at home. A score for total distress was calculated to assess the gastrointestinal symptoms at diagnosis, after 1 week of treatment and 1 day before death. The mean survival was 19 days. Six patients were admitted to hospital, 3 of whom underwent surgery and died in the immediate postoperative period. The patients diagnosed in hospital and discharged received a nasogastric tube (7 cases) and a central venous line. The nasogastric tube was removed after gastrointestinal secretions had been controlled by a combination of drugs, and parenteral nutrition or hydration, mainly started in hospital, was discontinued only a few days before death (13 cases, mean duration 19 days). The distress symptom score was statistically reduced after 1 week of treatment and on the day before death when compared to the referral time. The most frequent combination of drugs was o...Continue Reading

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