Key result
Surgery by colorectal surgeons (OR 16.3; 95% CI 3.4-79.6), age <50 years, and laparoscopy were significantly associated with early postoperative feeding after elective intestinal surgery.
Why the study?
What factors are associated with the use of early postoperative feeding after elective intestinal surgery?
Population
60 patients undergoing elective small bowel or colorectal surgery by general surgeons or colorectal surgeons.
Comparison
Early postoperative feeding on postoperative Day 1 vs Kept nothing by mouth
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Surgeon specialty and laparoscopy influence early feeding adoption; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes in broader populations.
Observational (n=60)
No
What factors are associated with the use of early postoperative feeding after elective intestinal surgery?
Odds Ratio: 16.3 (95% CI 3.4–79.6)
p-value: p=0.001
Early postoperative feeding is not universally applied after elective intestinal surgery, but is more common in younger patients, those undergoing laparoscopic surgery, and those operated on by colorectal surgeons.
Rohatiner et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Elective small bowel or colorectal surgery (n=60). Surgery done by colorectal surgeons (CRSs) vs. Surgery done by general surgeons (GSs) was evaluated on Early postoperative feeding on postoperative Day 1 (OR 16.3, 95% CI 3.4 to 79.6, p=0.001). Surgery by colorectal surgeons (OR 16.3; 95% CI 3.4-79.6), age <50 years, and laparoscopy were significantly associated with early postoperative feeding after elective intestinal surgery.
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