ArticleWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2019
Is a nasogastric tube necessary after transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy in children with perforated appendicitis?
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- Nasogastric decompression after intestinal surgery in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2021Pooled it
- Timing of Nasogastric Tube Removal and Its Impact on Postoperative Bowel Function Recovery and Feeding Following Major Bowel Surgery in Children.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2026Trial
- Routine nasogastric tube placement in patients with small esophageal perforation after endoscopic foreign body removal may be unnecessary: a propensity score matching analysis.Gastroenterology report · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study assessed the necessity of postoperative nasogastric tube (NGT) use in acute pediatric cases of perforated appendicitis.
methodsAll cases of acute pediatric perforated appendicitis managed with transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy at our hospital from 2011 to 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Sixty-two cases were selected and divided into two groups based on NGT placement.
resultsThere were no significant differences between the two groups in most parameters of patient demographics, or surgical data. Notably, the mean time to first oral intake and to regular diet was significantly shorter in no-NGT group (1 day vs 3 days, P < 0.0001; and 4 days vs 7 days, P = 0.003, respectively). Postoperative length of stay was significantly shorter in no-NGT group (7 days vs 9 days, P < 0.0001).
conclusionConsidering the results of our analysis, we believe that routine NGT placement is not always necessary in these situations.
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