nursing care for Intestinal Obstruction.pptx
- 1. Bowel Obstruction (Small and large bowel)
- 2. Intestinal obstructions occur when the flow of intestinal contents is blocked. There are two types of intestinal obstruction, mechanical and paralytic, both of which can be either partial or complete Mechanical obstruction occurs when a blockage occurs within the intestine from conditions causing pressure on the intestinal walls such as adhesions, twisting of the bowel, or strangulated hernia.
- 3. Paralytic obstruction occurs when peristalsis is impaired and the intestinal contents cannot be propelled through the bowel. Paralytic obstruction is seen following abdominal surgeries, trauma, mesenteric ischemia, or infection.
- 5. The severity of the obstruction depends on The area of bowel affected, The amount of occlusion within the lumen, and The amount of disturbance in the blood flow to the bowel