[Staged approach in the treatment of patients with enterocutaneous fistulae].

Objective: To determine an optimal approach in the treatment of patients with intestinal fistulae.

Material And Methods: We have used the above-mentioned algorithm in the treatment of 46 patients. The majority of patients (=44, 96%) were transferred under supervision of our multidisciplinary team with severe water-electrolyte disturbances and signs of secondary protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) that required complex combined nutritional support.