ArticleOman medical journal2016
Early Oral Feeding After Surgery for Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies: A Prospective Cohort Study.
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- Comparison of timing for early postoperative intake in patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer: a network meta-analysis.BMC surgery · 2026Pooled it
- An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of early oral feeding vs. traditional oral feeding after gastric cancer surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Early oral intake and early removal of nasogastric tube post-esophagectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of Early Oral Feeding on Anastomotic Leakage Rate After Esophagectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.World journal of surgery · 2020Pooled it
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- Evaluation of early liquid drinking after radical gastrectomy in gastric cancer: a Chinese multicenter propensity score matching analysis.Gastroenterology report · 2023Article
- A randomized controlled trial of oral nutritional supplementation versus standard diet following McKeown minimally invasive esophagectomy in patients with esophageal malignancy: a pilot study.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Article
- Effects of early oral feeding after radical total gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients.World journal of gastroenterology · 2020Article
- EARLY ORAL FEEDING POST-UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT RESECTION AND PRIMARY ANASTOMOSIS IN ONCOLOGY.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2018Observational
- Early Oral Feeding in Patients Undergoing Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Propensity Score-matching Study.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
objectivesPoor nutritional status following abdominal surgeries for esophageal and gastric cancers remains a major challenge in postoperative care. Our study aimed to investigate the efficacy of starting early oral feeding (EOF) in patients undergoing surgical resection of upper gastrointestinal malignancies.
methodsA total of 180 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of esophageal or gastric malignancies undergoing elective surgical resection between January 2008 and February 2011 were enrolled in this prospective cohort study. Seventy-two patients were assigned to the EOF group, and 108 patients received late oral feeding (LOF). Postoperative endpoints were compared between the two groups.
resultsNasogastric tubes were removed from patients on average 3.3±1.6 days after the surgery in the EOF group and 5.2±2.5 days in the LOF group (p < 0.001). The soft diet regimen was started and tolerated significantly sooner in the EOF group (5.8±1.2 days) than the LOF group (9.5±5.5 days). Hospital stay was significantly shorter in the EOF group compared to the LOF group (6.7±3.1 days vs. 9.1±5.8 days, p < 0.001). Surgical complications and rehospitalization occurred less in EOF group compared with the LOF group. However, the differences were not significant (p > 0.050).
conclusionsEOF is safe following esophageal and gastric cancer surgery and results in faster recovery and hospital discharge.
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