Open AccessIMPROVED EARLY ALIMENTATION AFTER RADICAL HYSTERECTOMIES WITHOUT THE TRADITIONAL USE OF STOMACH TUBE
Author(s) -
Hessov Ib,
Larsen Kirsten Rylev,
Søndergaard Karen
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348809004208
Subject(s) - medicine , regimen , stomach , stomach tube , liquid food , surgery , gastroenterology , food science , anatomy , chemistry
. Energy and protein intake was studied for 12 days after radical hysterectomy in 16 patients, half of whom followed a traditional postoperative regimen (il including a stomach tube until air‐passage had taken place after which liquid food, protective food and full diet was gradually introduced. In the new regimen (ii) the stomach tube was not used, liquid alimentation was given from the first postoperative day and full diet as soon as the patient desired it. This early start of oral alimentation was well tolerated, without side effects. Compared with the conventional regimen, it resulted both in a higher average protein intake (i: 31 g proteinlday, ii: 46 g proteinlday, p>0.02) and in a higher energy intake (i: 3624 kJ/day, ii: 4956 kJ/day, p>0.01).