Effective management of posthemorrhoidectomy secondary hemorrhage using rectal irrigation

Health technology The study compared the use of rectal irrigation with examination under anaesthesia in the operating room as an initial treatment for posthaemorrhoidectomy secondary haemorrhage (PHSH). Rectal irrigation was conducted in the stoma therapy room. The patients were placed in the lithotomy position and, using a slender irrigation tube with double lumens, rectal irrigation was performed until the washout became clear. Examination under anaesthesia was conducted in the operating room, and suture ligation with or without coagulation was performed if there was an active bleeder.