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Comparison of Early Versus Delayed Oral Feeding after Resection and Anastomosis of Gut
- Source :
- Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 73, Iss 3 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Army Medical College Rawalpindi, 2023.
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Abstract
- Objective: To compare the outcomes of early versus delayed postoperative oral feeding in patients undergoing resection and anastomosis of the gut. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study Place and Duration of Study: Surgical Department of Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jun 2020 to May 2021. Methodology: A total of 30 patients fulfilling the selection criteria were enrolled after taking written informed consent and were randomly divided into two groups of equal numbers. Patients in Group-A received early oral feeding, and in Group-B had delayed oral feeding postoperatively, and the outcome measures were assessed till the patients were discharged. Results: The mean duration of hospital stay in Group-A versus Group-B was 50.94 days vs. 60.74 days (p=0.005), the mean time to passage of the first flatus was 30.61 days vs. 50.48 days (p
- Subjects :
- Feeding
Gut resection
Postoperative complications
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00309648 and 24118842
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.410d6bdd9a614466a419a964208f576c
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v73i3.9444