POSTOPERATIVE REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN WHO UNDERWENT A SURGERY ON THE COLON AND ANORECTAL AREA

Aim. The research was carried out to create and evaluate the effectiveness of the rehabilitation algorithm of children who underwent a surgery on the colon and anorectal area.Materials and methods. We have experience in rehabilitation of 245 patients aged from 8 months to 15 years with anorectal  agenesis and Hirschsprung's disease. To assess the effectiveness of  the proposed algorithm of rehabilitation measures we formed 2  identical groups according to age, sex and nosology indicators. The  main group consisted of 136 children with abovementioned  pathology. Rehabilitation measures were carried out according to the developed algorithm. It included early bougienage, general and local  physiotherapy, correction of intestinal dysbiosis by selective  decontamination, relief of water-electrolyte and metabolic disorders. The control group consisted of 109 patients. Rehabilitation was carried out according to the traditional methods. Results. When comparing the results of rehabilitation, the following data were obtained: therapeutic and preventive bougienage was  carried out for 18.34±1.29 months in patients of the control group  and for 9.56±0.94 months in children of the main group. The  duration of anal sphincter insufficiency treatment in the control  group was 23.48±1.95 months and only 11.29±1.07 months in the main group. The timing of the correction of dysbiosis in patients of the control group was 36.25±2.17 months and 14.36±1.14 months  in children of the main group. The duration of electrolyte disorders  and metabolic disorders correction in the control group was 14.16±0.57 months and 6.34±0.28 months in the main group.Conclusion. The application of the developed algorithm of rehabilitation measures made it possible to reduce their duration by  more than 2 times according to all the studied criteria. It allows us  to recommend the created rehabilitation algorithm for wide clinical application.