Sergii D Khimich¹* and Orest M Chemerys²

¹National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine

*Corresponding Author: Sergii D Khimich, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Ukraine.

Received: June 29, 2023; Published: August 14, 2023

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity rates have continued to increase recently, what is connected to the reduction of physical activity of population.

The Aim: To determine the peculiarities of treatment and nutrition of obese patients who suffered from Polytrauma.

Materials and Methods: Clinical material composed of 67 patients who sustained severe concomitant body trauma.

Results: On the grounds of the long-term outcomes assessment cards developed by us, treatment of the severe concomitant trauma in persons with obesity, we found typical complications of the traumatic disease, which family physicians faced on an ambulatory stage. These cards contained by system analysis of consequences of the sustained polytrauma on the systems and organs respectively to the body mass index meaning. In general, treatment and nutrition of such patients was complex and included applying of the diet therapy (a low-calorie diet with enough protein, vitamins and low levels of animal fats and carbohydrates, especially easily digestible), pharmacological therapy (antibiotics, mucolytics, solvents) as well as therapeutic exercise, which played almost dominant role. In particular, therapeutic massage was prescribed for improvement of general body tone, activation of peripheral circulation and lymph flow, oxidation-reduction and metabolic processes, retroaction to the impaired motor-evacuation function of the large intestine, eliminating fatigue and increasing muscle tone and functioning.

Conclusions: Role of the family physician in the process of traumatic disease treatment is especially important and lies in the organization of medical treatment and nutrition of patients on an ambulatory stage.

 Keywords: Obesity; Polytrauma; Treatment; Nutrition

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Citation

Citation: Sergii D Khimich and Orest M Chemerys. “Peculiarities of Treatment and Nutrition in Obese People Affected by Polytrauma". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 6.9 (2023): 25-28.

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Copyright: © 2023 Sergii D Khimich and Orest M Chemerys. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.