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Murine Ileocolic Bowel Resection with Primary Anastomosis
Published on: October 29, 2014
[Early postoperative nutrition after elective colonic surgery]
S Brönnimann1, M Studer, H E Wagner
1Chirurgische Klinik, Regionalspital Thun.
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Our intent was to show that immediate postoperative oral feeding of a regular diet after elective open colorectal surgery is safe, feasible and can be tolerated by the patients. Our prospective study included 96 consecutive patients, and their results were compared with those of the literature.
Conclusion:
Early oral feeding after elective colorectal surgery is safe (morbidity: 12.5%; mortality: 2%); it can be tolerated without symptoms by a majority of patients (85%); it is easy, feasible, and shortens the postoperative length of hospital stay (10.6 days).
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