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To compare the recovery metrics, clinical outcomes, and complication rates between early and late enteral nutrition following gastrointestinal anastomosis surgery.

January 21, 2024CureusOpen Access

A Comparative Study Between the Early and Late Enteral Nutrition After Gastrointestinal Anastomosis Operations

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AIAsif Imran MIMuhammad IsmailCOMSATS University Islamabad ARAbbas Ali RazaKPMG (United States)

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Randomized trial reveals shorter hospital stays and lower inflammation with early feeding in gastrointestinal anastomosis patients, indicating early nutrition safely hastens recovery.

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To compare the recovery metrics, clinical outcomes, and complication rates between early and late enteral nutrition following gastrointestinal anastomosis surgery.
Prospective randomized trial of 40 patients undergoing abdominal gastrointestinal anastomosis surgery, randomized into early or late enteral feeding groups.
Tracked operative parameters, time to nasogastric tube (NGT) removal, hospital stay duration, postoperative BMI, gastrointestinal recovery, and complications.
Evaluated inflammatory and metabolic laboratory values, including C-reactive protein (CRP) and postprandial potassium levels.
Early feeding resulted in significantly shorter NGT removal times (p=0.005) and shorter overall hospital stays (p=0.001) compared to late feeding.
Patients in the early nutrition group exhibited significantly lower CRP levels (p=0.004) and higher postprandial potassium levels (p=0.007).
No statistically significant differences occurred between groups regarding operative time, blood loss, transfusion rates, GI recovery, postoperative BMI, or complication rates.

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Imran et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a985f919f3c39bbde9c9a08 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.52686

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Randomized trial reveals shorter hospital stays and lower inflammation with early feeding in gastrointestinal anastomosis patients, indicating early nutrition safely hastens recovery.

A Comparative Study Between the Early and Late Enteral Nutrition After Gastrointestinal Anastomosis Operations

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A Comparative Study Between the Early and Late Enteral Nutrition After Gastrointestinal Anastomosis Operations

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