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Trial reportClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2011

A randomized controlled trial evaluating early versus traditional oral feeding after colorectal surgery.

Ahmet Dag, Tahsin Colak, Ozgur Turkmenoglu, Ramazan Gundogdu, Suha Aydin

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  11. Nutrition support in hospitalised adults at nutritional risk.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  17. Early oral feeding vs. traditional feeding in patients undergoing elective open bowel surgery-a randomized controlled trial.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2014
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  20. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Nursing Program: A Focus on Initiation of Early Feeding and Mobilization Following Elective Abdominal Surgery.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ahmet DagDepartments of General Surgery, Mersin, Turkey. dahmetdag@yahoo.com
Tahsin Colak
Ozgur Turkmenoglu
Ramazan Gundogdu
Suha Aydin

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis prospective randomized clinical study was conducted to evaluate the safety and tolerability of early oral feeding after colorectal operations.

methodsA total of 199 patients underwent colorectal surgery and were randomly assigned to early feeding (n = 99) or a regular diet (n = 100). Patients' characteristics, diagnoses, surgical procedures, comorbidity, bowel movements, defecation, nasogastric tube reinsertion, time of tolerance of solid diet, complications, and length of hospitalization were assessed.

resultsThe two groups were similar in terms of gender, age, diagnosis, surgical procedures, and comorbidity. In the early feeding group, 85.9% of patients tolerated the early feeding schedule. Bowel movements (1.7±0.89 vs. 3.27±1.3), defecation (3.4±0.77 vs. 4.38±1.18) and time of tolerance of solid diet (2.48±0.85 vs. 4.77±1.81) were significantly earlier in the early feeding group. There was no change between the groups in terms of nasogastric tube reinsertion, overall complication or anastomotic leakage. Hospitalization (5.55±2.35 vs. 9.0±6.5) was shorter in the early feeding group.

conclusionsThe present study indicated that early oral feeding after elective colorectal surgery was not only well tolerated by patients but also affected the postoperative outcomes positively. Early postoperative feeding is safe and leads to the early recovery of gastrointestinal functions.

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EatingElective Surgical ProceduresEnteral NutritionAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionTime FactorsYoung Adult

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PMID22189721
PMCPMC3226591

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