ArticleNutrients2013
Is early enteral nutrition better for postoperative course in esophageal cancer patients?
Article in Nutrients, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Effect of Chin-down-plus-larynx-tightening maneuver on swallowing function after minimally invasive esophagectomy: A randomized controlled trail.Cancer medicine · 2020Trial
- Impact of early enteral nutrition on the prognosis of mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort study based on the MIMIC-IV Database.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Nutrition management by a multidisciplinary team for prevention of nutritional deficits and morbidity following esophagectomy.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2023Article
- Optimal timing and route of nutritional support after esophagectomy: A review of the literature.World journal of gastroenterology · 2019Review
- Does perioperative administration of glutamine, fiber and oligosaccharide (GFO) improve perioperative immune conditions and reduce early postoperative surgical stress after esophagectomy?Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
- Early oral feeding following esophagectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Review
- Hyperbilirubinemia predicts the infectious complications after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2019Article
- Perioperative enteral supplementation with glutamine, fiber, and oligosaccharide reduces early postoperative surgical stress following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2019Observational
- The ongoing debate regarding optimal nutritional routes following esophagectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2016Article
- Effect of early enteral nutrition on patients with digestive tract surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2016Article
- A comparison of postoperative early enteral nutrition with delayed enteral nutrition in patients with esophageal cancer.Nutrients · 2015Article
- Is early enteral nutrition initiated within 24 hours better for the postoperative course in esophageal cancer surgery?Journal of clinical medicine research · 2014Article
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Abstract
We retrospectively examined esophageal cancer patients who received enteral nutrition (EN) to clarify the validity of early EN compared with delayed EN. A total of 103 patients who underwent transthoracic esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer were entered. Patients were divided into two groups; Group E received EN within postoperative day 3, and Group L received EN after postoperative day 3. The clinical factors such as days for first fecal passage, the dose of postoperative albumin infusion, differences of serum albumin value between pre- and postoperation, duration of systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), incidence of postoperative infectious complication, and use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) were compared between the groups. The statistical analyses were performed using Mann-Whitney U test and Chi square test. The statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05. Group E showed fewer days for the first fecal passage (p < 0.01), lesser dose of postoperative albumin infusion (p < 0.01), less use of TPN (p < 0.01), and shorter duration of SIRS (p < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in postoperative complications between the two groups. Early EN started within 3 days after esophagectomy. It is safe and valid for reduction of albumin infusion and TPN, for promoting early recovery of intestinal movement, and for early recovery from systemic inflammation.
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