management of malignant bowel obstruction with decompression tubes objective to build a quantitative assessment system for normative cancer pain managementpatients and methods two groups of 60 patients with malignant lower bowel obstruction were formed the study group n30 patients receiving routine small intestinal decompression and enteral nutrition and the control group n30 patients receiving nasogastric decompression and parenteral nutrition the weight protein indicators and occurrence of complications in the two groups were compared during the treatmentresults the weight gain increase of albumin and prealbumin and complication rate were 19667 138298 kg 29133 138258 gl 185333 1092840 mgl and 2667 in the study group compared with 06667087428 kg 15500 072099 gl 129333 847688 mgl and 8667 in the control group there were statistically significant differences t 43524789 2218 2 219910 p 005 or p 001 between the two groupsconclusions the application of small bowel decompression tubes can improve the nutritional status physical fitness reduce complications in patients with malignant lower intestinal obstruction