Open AccessThe comparative study of the outcomes of early and late oral feeding in intestinal anastomosis surgeries in children
Author(s) -
Omid Amanollahi,
Bahram Azizi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.115025
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , vomiting , defecation , nausea , surgery , abdominal distension , dehiscence , wound dehiscence , adverse effect , complication
A leakage of intestinal anastomosis is typically regarded as a devastating post-operative complication. Traditionally its believed that long fasting after intestinal surgery protect anastomosis site and most surgeons applied this method. Post-operative long fasting has many physical and mental adverse effects, especially in children, but its benefit has not proven yet. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of early and late oral feeding in intestinal resection and anastomosis surgery in children.