An exploratory laparotomy is performed on a client with melena, & gastric cancer is discovered. A partial gastrectomy is performed & a jejunostomy tube is surgically implanted. A nasogastric tube to suction is in place, What should the nurse expect regarding the client's nasogastric tube drainage during the first 24 hours after surgery?

An exploratory laparotomy is performed on a client with melena, & gastric cancer is discovered. A partial gastrectomy is performed & a jejunostomy tube is surgically implanted. A nasogastric tube to suction is in place, What should the nurse expect regarding the client's nasogastric tube drainage during the first 24 hours after surgery? Correct Answer Contain some blood & clots

Concept:-

  • Jejunostomy is the procedure of making an artificial opening called a stoma done surgically at the front of the abdomen and the walls of the jejunum.

Additional Information

  • > Blood and clots are an expected response during the first 24 hours after a gastric resection because of oozing of blood and blood coagulation.
  • > These are normal characteristics of gastric contents, which would be a coagulation of gastric contents, which would be unexpected after gastric surgery. This indicates hemorrhage, which is unexpected.
  • > Coffee ground material results from the blood that has been digested by the gastric acid; gastric bleeding with a nasogastric tube in place will be red because gastric acids will not have time to act on the blood.

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