Open AccessIs Early Oral Feeding Safe After Elective Colorectal Surgery? A Prospective Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
Petachia Reissman,
Tiong-Ann Teoh,
Stephen M. Cohen,
Eric G. Weiss,
Juan J. Nogueras,
Steven D. Wexner
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199507000-00012
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , vomiting , ileus , laparotomy , defecation , colorectal surgery , elective surgery , randomized controlled trial , tolerability , prospective cohort study , abdominal surgery , adverse effect
The routine use of a nasogastric tube after elective colorectal surgery is no longer mandatory. More recently, early feeding after laparoscopic colectomy has been shown to be safe and well tolerated. Therefore, the aim of our study was to prospectively assess the safety and tolerability of early oral feeding after elective "open" abdominal colorectal operations.